Mr. Magic: Museum Object and Cultural History
Mr. Magic: Date: early 1980s. Photograph by: Harry Allen, American, born 1964. Subject of: Mr. Magic, American, 1956 - 2009.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black and white photograph of radio DJ Mr. Magic (John Rivas).
Magic is pictured in the center of the image, standing at a microphone on a stand. He wears a light colored suit over a dark colored button down shirt. He is looking away from the camera, his face turned slightly to his proper right. His proper left arm is bent at the elbow, his hand held in front of him in a loose fist. The background is completely dark.
On the verso is an adhesive label with the Eyejammie.com logo and [Title: Mr. Magic / Photographer: Harry Allen] printed in black text.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: early 1980s
- Photograph by: Harry Allen, American, born 1964
- Subject of: Mr. Magic, American, 1956 - 2009
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in. (27.7 × 35.4 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 8 9/16 × 12 15/16 in. (21.8 × 32.8 cm)
- Place depicted: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Radio
- Object number: 2015.132.47
- 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: © Harry Allen Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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