Photograph of Naughty By Nature, Jersey City, NJ: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Treach is in the center. He is wearing a black leather jacket with circle patches on each side. The patch on the proper right reads [MALCOM X] at the top and [WORLD TOUR] on the bottom. The patch on the left reads [- AND A MULE F- / BROOKLYN, N.Y.]. He is wearing denim shorts, long white socks, black boots, and a black hat with a white logo that reads [A/HAT]. He is also wearing several rings, and a metal chain necklace with a lock on it. He has a goatee. His arms are stretched out in front of him. Vin Rock is behind him on the proper right side. He is wearing a black and white shirt and a black jacket. DJ Kay Gee is on the proper left side. He is wearing a black coat, black pants, a black hat, and sunglasses. They are standing on the curb of a sidewalk and there is a brick wall with graffiti in the background.

There is a white border around the image. It is thinner on the top and bottom and thicker on the two sides. There is a tear at the top center from where a piece of tape used to be. The back of the photograph has light grey text repeated diagonal lines facing the right side of the paper. There are two yellow post-it notes at the top as well as some tears on the top and sides from where tape used to be. There is an inscription by Bill Adler on the bottom, handwritten in blue ink. There are several ink smudges on the page.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1993
• Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
• Subject of: Naughty by Nature, American, founded 1988
• Subject of: Treach, American, born 1970
• Subject of: Vin Rock, American, born 1970
• Subject of: DJ Kay Gee, American, born 1969
• Subject of: 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, American, founded 1986
• Type: portraits
• Type: inkjet prints
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 17 in. (28 × 43.2 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 8 13/16 × 12 3/8 in. (22.4 × 31.5 cm)
• Place captured: Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Advertising
• Topic: Fashion
• Topic: Gesture
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2015.132.106
• 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.