Photograph of Mary J. Blige with Hot 97 staff: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A photograph of Hot 97 staff and Mary J. Blige. Ed Lover is standing on the far left of the photo and is wearing a baseball hat with a short sleeve t shirt. Blige is standing next to Lover and is wearing sunglasses and a black leather jacket. Doctor Dré is standing to the right of Blige. He is wearing a baseball cap and a blue and white striped shirt. Lisa Glasberg is standing in front of Dré and is wearing a white long sleeved shirt with jeans. An unidentified man is standing on the far right of the photo and is wearing a baseball cap. An unidentified woman is standing in front of the unidentified man. Al Barry is kneeling on the far left of the photo, he is wearing glasses and a long black shirt. DJ Skribble is kneeling next to Barry and is wearing a baseball cap and a white and blue jacket. The back of the photograph is printed with the text [Kodak / Royal / PAPER] and [Kodak / Official Sponsor / of the / Olympic Games] with the Olympic rings below.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca.1995
• Photograph by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Mary J. Blige, American, born 1971
• Subject of: Ed Lover, American, born 1963
• Subject of: Doctor Dré, born 1963
• Subject of: Lisa Glasberg, American, born 1956
• Subject of: Al Barry, American
• Subject of: DJ Skribble, American
• Subject of: Hot 97, American, founded 1948
• Type: chromogenic color prints
• Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: L x W: 6 × 4 in. (15.2 × 10.2 cm)
• Place depicted: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: DJs (Musicians)
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Journalism
• Topic: Music
• Topic: Radio
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2020.30.3.22
• 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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