Photograph of KRS-One in a "Stop the Violence" shirt: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of KRS-One in a "Stop the Violence" shirt: Date: 1988. Photograph by: Normski, British, born 1966. Subject of: KRS-One, American, born 1965.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white gelatin silver print by Norman “Normaski” Anderson depicting KRS-One from the waist up, with his hands framing the printed text on his t-shirt, [STOP THE / VIOLENCE]. The text appears in a light color against the dark t-shirt. He is also wearing a New York Yankees baseball cap and sunglasses.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1988
- Photograph by: Normski, British, born 1966
- Subject of: KRS-One, American, born 1965
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
- Place depicted: South Kensington, London, England, Europe
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Topic: Violence
- Object number: 2021.86
- 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: © Norman Anderson Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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