Photograph of Mista Lawnge and Dres of Black Sheep in front of WTC towers: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Mista Lawnge is on the proper right side. He is wearing a black leather jacket, a New York Mets baseball cap and a necklace. He is leaning on something and his proper right hand is in his jacket pocket. He has a mustache. Dres is on the proper left side. He is wearing a jacket with a hood and a plaid cap. He has a mustache. He is leaning forward with his arms crossed in front of his chest. They are standing in front of water and there is a silhouette of the skyline in the background with the World Trade Center towers in the middle of the image.

There is a white border around the image. It is thicker on the two sides and thinner on the top and bottom. The back of the photograph is white. There are tears at the top from where pieces of tape used to be. There are two inscriptions handwritten by Bill Adler in black ink. There is also an inscription in the center, handwritten in graphite.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1992; printed 2003
• Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
• Subject of: Mista Lawnge, American
• Subject of: Dres, American, born 1967
• Subject of: Black Sheep, American, founded 1989
• Subject of: New York Mets, American, founded 1962
• Printed by: Bill Adler, American, born 1951
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 1/16 × 8 11/16 in. (33.2 × 22.1 cm)
• Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Architecture
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Topic: Urban life
• Object number: 2015.132.270
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

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: © Al Pereira Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.