Photograph of Run-DMC backstage during the "Run's House" tour at UIC Pavilion: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of Run-DMC backstage at the UIC Pavilion.

DMC is pictured on the left. He is wearing a black brimmed hat, a black leather jacket over a dark shirt, and black pants and has wide-rimmed glasses. His arms are crossed across his chest. Run is on the right side of the image. He is wearing a black brimmed hat, a light-colored argyle sweater, and leather pants. His hands are in his pant pockets. The background appears to be a locker room. There are white cubbies with coat hooks, shelves, and black folding chairs in them. The photographer's signature [Raymond Boyd] appears in black ink along the bottom right edge of the image. On the verso is an inscription by Bill Adler reading [Run-DMC by Raymond Boyd].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1984
• Photograph by: Raymond Boyd, American, born 1958
• Subject of: Run-D.M.C., American, 1981 - 2002
• Subject of: Darryl Matthews McDaniels, American, born 1964
• Subject of: Rev. Run, American, born 1964
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (35.4 × 25.3 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 12 15/16 × 8 3/4 in. (32.9 × 22.2 cm)
• Place captured: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Education
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.132.167
• 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: © Raymond Boyd Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.