Female Rappers, Class of '88: Museum Object and Cultural History
Female Rappers, Class of '88: Date: 1988; printed 2004. Photograph by: Janette Beckman, English, born 1950. Subject of: Sparky D, American.
The object in the museum catalogue
A color photograph of eleven female rappers posed together on a wooden stage in front of a brick wall. In the back row, standing or crouching (left to right): Sparky D, Sweet Tee, MC Peaches, Yvette Money, Ms. Melodie, Synquis. In the middle is the singer Millie Jackson. Sitting along the bottom row with their legs crossed (left to right): (unidentified, wearing jewelry reading [PAM]), Roxanne Shante, MC Lyte, Finesse. All of the women are looking towards the camera, with the exception of Jackson, who looks down while raising both her fists. An inscription on the back gives the title and copyright.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1988; printed 2004
- Photograph by: Janette Beckman, English, born 1950
- Subject of: Sparky D, American
- Subject of: Sweet Tee, American
- Subject of: MC Peaches, American
- Subject of: Yvette Money, American
- Subject of: Ms. Melodie, American, 1969 - 2012
- Subject of: Synquis, American
- Subject of: Millie Jackson, American, born 1944
- Type: chromogenic color prints
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Type: laser prints
- Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions: H x W: 15 7/8 × 19 7/8 in. (40.3 × 50.5 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Fashion
- Topic: Gesture
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Topic: Women
- Object number: 2015.132.65
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Janette Beckman Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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