Photograph of Freddie Jackson with Hot 97 staff members: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A photograph of Freddie Jackson with staff members of Hot 97. Jackson is on the far left of the photo and is wearing a black leather jacket. Wayne Mayo is standing to the right of Jackson; he is wearing a dark blue button down shirt. Curt flint is to the right of Mayo. He has his arms crossed and is wearing a long sleeve t shirt. Steve Smith is standing on the far right of the photo and is wearing a white shirt with a black jacket. The back of the photograph is printed with the text [Long Life 100] and [Konica] in diagonal lines.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca.1995
• Photograph by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Frederick Anthony Jackson, American, born 1956
• Subject of: Wayne Mayo, American
• Subject of: Curt Flirt, American
• Subject of: Steve Smith, American, 1960 - 2022
• 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: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Journalism
• Topic: Music
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Radio
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2020.30.3.4
• 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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