Photograph of MC Lyte in her dressing room: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of MC Lyte in her dressing room: Date: 1995; printed 2004. Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962. Subject of: MC Lyte, American, born 1970.
The object in the museum catalogue
A color photograph of MC Lyte in her dressing room, ca. 1995. Lyte is sitting next to a lighted mirror and looks towards the camera with her left arm resting on the counter. She is wearing a red hat, gold earrings, yellow shirt, and red and black striped overalls. Her reflection is visible in the mirror. The print is signed and dated on the back by Michael Benabib and an inscription by Bill Adler identifies the subject and date of capture.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1995; printed 2004
- Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
- Subject of: MC Lyte, American, born 1970
- Type: chromogenic color prints
- Type: portraits
- Type: laser prints
- Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 16 1/4 × 20 in. (41.3 × 50.8 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 12 1/2 × 19 in. (31.8 × 48.2 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2015.132.102
- 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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