Photograph of Flavor Flav with his mom and children at Flavor Flav's Barber Shop: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of Flavor Flav with his mom and children at Flavor Flav's Barber Shop: Date: May 20, 1992; printed 2003. Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963. Subject of: Flavor Flav, American, born 1959.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white photograph of Flavor Flav, his mom, and his children -- Shanique, William Jr., and Karen -- at Flavor Flav's Barber Shop, Freeport, L.I., taken May 20, 1992. The image shows Flavor Flav with his arm around his mother and his three children in the middle. William Jr. is in the middle. Behind them is the window to the barber shop. [FLAVOR FLAVS] is visible at the top of the window above a Public Enemy logo. To the right is a sign advertising [KIDS / CUTS / $5.00 WEDS]. On the back is an inscription by Bill Adler identifying the photographer, subjects, date and location.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: May 20, 1992; printed 2003
- Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
- Subject of: Flavor Flav, American, born 1959
- Printed by: Bill Adler, American, born 1951
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 7/8 in. (35.4 × 27.6 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 12 15/16 × 8 11/16 in. (32.9 × 22.1 cm)
- Place captured: Freeport, Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Barbershops
- Topic: Business
- Topic: Children
- Topic: Families
- Topic: Fatherhood
- Topic: Hair
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Object number: 2015.132.279
- 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: © Al Pereira Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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