Photograph of Run-DMC performing during the "Run's House" tour at UIC Pavilion: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of Run-DMC performing during the "Run's House" tour at UIC Pavilion: Date: July 29, 1988. Photograph by: Raymond Boyd, American, born 1958. Subject of: Run-D.M.C., American, 1981 - 2002.
The object in the museum catalogue
A color photograph of Run-DMC onstage at UIC Pavilion in Chicago in August 1988 on the Run's House Tour.
The image features Run at left, bending over towards the audience, holding a microphone to his mouth with his right hand. At center is D.M.C., standing with his arms raised over his head, a microphone in his right hand. Both wear black t-shirts, pants, and hats with large gold chains. Behind and to the right is Jam Master Jay, behind turntables and stacks of speakers. The stage lights glow orange in the background. The print is signed by the photographer in the bottom right. On the verso is an inscription by Bill Adler identifying the place and date.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: July 29, 1988
- Photograph by: Raymond Boyd, American, born 1958
- Subject of: Run-D.M.C., American, 1981 - 2002
- Subject of: Rev. Run, American, born 1964
- Subject of: Darryl Matthews McDaniels, American, born 1964
- Type: chromogenic color prints
- Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 10 15/16 × 14 in. (27.8 × 35.5 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 9 3/16 × 13 1/2 in. (23.3 × 34.3 cm)
- Place captured: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Gesture
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2015.132.169
- 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.
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