Photograph of MC Hammer in New York City: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of MC Hammer in New York City: Date: 1988. Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962. Subject of: MC Hammer, American, born 1962.
The object in the museum catalogue
He is wearing black leather pants, a long black leather trench coat, and black shoes. He is also wearing tinted glasses, a watch, a bracelet, and several rings on both hands. He is standing on a sidewalk in NYC. The background is out of focus. He has a mustache. His proper right foot is turned to the side, his left leg is bent with his toes touching the ground, and his arms are out in front of him and to the side, mid-dance.
There is a white border around the image. It is thicker on the top and bottom and thinner on the two sides. The back of the photograph has light grey text repeated upside down in diagonal lines. There are four yellow post-it notes on the top, two on either side. There is an inscription by Bill Adler on the bottom, handwritten in blue ink.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1988
- Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
- Subject of: MC Hammer, American, born 1962
- Type: portraits
- Type: inkjet prints
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 17 × 11 in. (43.2 × 27.9 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 12 1/2 × 9 1/16 in. (31.8 × 23 cm)
- Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Dance
- Topic: Fashion
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Popular music
- Object number: 2015.132.101
- 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: © Michael Benabib Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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