Photograph of LL Cool J and Russell Simmons at a fashion shoot for Rolling Stone: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

LL Cool J is on the proper right side of the image. He is sitting on a black bar stool. He is wearing a white Kangol hat, a white t-shirt, white pants, and white sneakers with grey details. He is also wearing several gold necklaces. His knees are bent, his proper left arm is resting on his left leg, and his right arm is reaching out in front of him. Russell Simmons is standing to his proper left side. Simmons is wearing a black shirt with a large beige over coat. He is wearing dark colored pants and white Adidas sneakers with black stripes. He is also wearing a beige hat. His proper right arm is around LL Cool J and his left arm is bent with his hand resting on his hip. He is standing with his legs spread apart. The background is grey.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: February 23, 1986
• Photograph by: Unidentified
• Subject of: LL Cool J, American, born 1968
• Subject of: Russell Simmons, American, born 1957
• Subject of: Rolling Stone, American, founded 1967
• Created by: Bill Adler, American, born 1951
• Type: chromogenic color prints
• Type: portraits
• Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 14 1/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.7 × 27.8 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 14 1/16 × 8 1/16 in. (35.7 × 20.5 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Business
• Topic: Fashion
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Mass media
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2015.132.1
• 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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