Photograph of MC Lyte in New York City: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

She is wearing a long sleeve white shirt with grey and black zippers, black and white vertical striped pants, long white socks, and black boots. She has a ring on both hands. She has dark shoulder length hair, red lipstick, her hands are on her hips, and her feet are spread apart. She is standing in a recording studio with wooden floors. There is a window behind her. There is a There is a tall microphone on wheels on the proper right side.

There is a white border around the image. It is thinner on the two sides and thicker on the top and bottom. The back of the photograph has light grey text repeated upside down in diagonal lines. There are two yellow post-it notes near the top, one on either side. There are tears at the top from where tape used to be. There are ink smudges near the top and bottom. There is an inscription by Bill Adler on the bottom left side, handwritten in blue ink.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1992
• Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
• Subject of: MC Lyte, American, born 1970
• Type: portraits
• Type: inkjet prints
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 17 × 11 in. (43.2 × 28 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 10 5/8 × 10 3/4 in. (27 × 27.3 cm)
• Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.132.103
• 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.