Photograph of Run-DMC in Paris during the Together Forever Tour: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of Run-DMC in Paris during the Together Forever Tour: Date: 1987. Photograph by: Ricky Powell, American, 1961 - 2021. Subject of: Run-D.M.C., American, 1981 - 2002.
The object in the museum catalogue
A color photograph of Run-DMC in Paris during the Together Forever Tour in 1987. The three are posed with the Eifell Tower in the background. Run, at left, stands in front, wearing a black and red Adidas track suit, black hat, White and black Adidas shoes, and a large gold chain with medallion. D.M.C., center, is dressed identical to Run, only with a shorter gold chain without a medallion. Both Run and D.M.C. hold their hands up, gesturing at the camera. Jay, at right, wears all black, with a black hat, white and black Adidas shoes, and a large gold chain with medallion. He is bent over with his hands on his knees. The print is signed at bottom right by the photographer, Ricky Powell. There are no other inscriptions, front or back.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1987
- Photograph by: Ricky Powell, American, 1961 - 2021
- Subject of: Run-D.M.C., American, 1981 - 2002
- Subject of: Rev. Run, American, born 1964
- Subject of: Darryl Matthews McDaniels, American, born 1964
- Subject of: Jam Master Jay, American, 1965 - 2002
- Subject of: Adidas AG, German, founded 1948
- Type: chromogenic color prints
- Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
- Place captured: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Fashion
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2015.132.367
- 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: © Ricky Powell Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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