Photograph of Run-DMC onstage 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 onstage performing at UIC Pavilion.

DMC (left) and Run (right) are pictured standing on stage, both wearing black brimmed hats with dark leather jackets and pants. Run holds a microphone to his mouth in his proper right hand, his proper left hand on his chest. DMC has both arms down at his sides, a microphone in his proper left hand, which is in motion. Behind them is a rectangular folding table with turntables and other equipment. A figure (Jam Master Jay) is just barely visible standing at the table behind Run. A large graphic backdrop is in the background. The photographer's signature [Raymond Boyd] is in black ink at the bottom right corner under the image. On the verso, an inscription by Bill Adler reads [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): 10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in. (27.7 × 35.4 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 8 3/4 × 13 in. (22.2 × 33 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: 2015.132.168
• 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: © Raymond Boyd Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.