Photograph of Roxanne Shante at Cold Chillin' Records: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Four identical black-and-white photographs of Roxanne Shante in the offices of Cold Chillin' Records, NYC, April 1990. The image is a close up portrait of Shante, she looks straight at the camera with her hands held up to her face. .1 is signed and dated by the photographer at the bottom right. On the verso, an inscription by Bill Adler identifies the photographer, subject, date, and location on .1 and .2.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: April 1990; printed 2003
• Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
• Subject of: Roxanne Shanté, American, born 1969
• Subject of: Cold Chillin’ Records, American, 1986 - 1998
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.308.1 Sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.308.1 Image): 13 7/16 × 9 7/8 in. (34.1 × 25.1 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.308.2 Sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.308.2 Image): 13 7/16 × 9 7/8 in. (34.1 × 25.1 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.308.3 Sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.308.3 Image): 13 7/16 × 9 7/8 in. (34.1 × 25.1 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.308.4 Sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 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: 2015.132.308.1-.4
• 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: © Al Pereira Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.