Photograph of Jalal Nuriddin, Suliaman El-Hadi, and an unidentified man: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Black and white photograph of Jalal Nuriddin, Suliaman El-Hadi, and an unidentified man. Nuriddin and El-Hadi are standing, while the other man is crouching in front. Nuriddin is wearing a hat, bright vest over a black shirt, and jeans. El-Hadi is wearing a light colored jacket and pants with an ornate belt. The man crouching in front is wearing white with a black cap.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1970s
• Photograph by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Jalal M. Nuriddin, American, born 1944
• Subject of: Suliaman El-Hadi, American, 1936 - 1995
• Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Type: portraits
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Spoken word (Poetry)
• Object number: 2014.40.9.1
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Qaddafi El-Hadi in memory of Suliaman El-Hadi
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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