Photograph of Ed Lover, Lisa Glasberg, and Doctor Dré: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A photograph of Ed Lover, Lisa Glasberg, and Doctor Dré in a recording studio. Ed Lover is seated on the left of the photo and is wearing a sleeveless black top. Lisa Glasberg is in the center of the photo. She is wearing glasses and a white t shirt. Doctor Dré is on the right of the photo and is wearing a grey t shirt. His proper left hand is resting under his chin. A microphone is hanging from the ceiling on the right side of the photo. A cream colored table is in front of Lover, Glasberg, and Dré. Stacks of books or tapes are along the left side of the table. The head and hand of an unidentified person is at the bottom of the photo. The person is holding a sign in their proper right hand. The back of the photograph is printed with the text [FUJICOLOR / paper] in diagonal lines.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca.1995
• Photograph by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Lisa Glasberg, American, born 1956
• Subject of: Ed Lover, American, born 1963
• Subject of: Doctor Dré, born 1963
• Subject of: Hot 97, American, founded 1948
• Type: chromogenic color prints
• Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: L x W: 4 × 6 in. (10.2 × 15.2 cm)
• Place depicted: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: DJs (Musicians)
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Journalism
• Topic: Music
• Topic: Radio
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2020.30.3.2
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lisa G.
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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