Photograph of Miles Davis and Easy Mo Bee, Chung King Studios: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A color photograph of Miles Davis and Easy Mo Bee at Chung King Studios.

The two men are pictured standing behind a large piece of studio recording equipment. Davis, on the left, wears sunglasses and a fringed leather jacket over a red shirt. Bee is on the right, wearing a white shirt. One arm rests on Davis's shoulder and the other is propped on an audio speaker. He holds two fingers out in a peace sign gesture. On the verso is a handwritten inscription by Bill Adler reading [Miles Davis + Easy Mo B, NY, '91, By Michael Benabib].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1991
• Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
• Subject of: Miles Davis, American, 1926 - 1991
• Subject of: Easy Mo Bee, American, born 1965
• Subject of: Chung King Studios, American, founded 1986
• Type: portraits
• Type: inkjet prints
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 15 11/16 × 11 in. (39.8 × 27.9 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: Business
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2015.132.104
• 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.