Photograph of Sha-Rock, The Valley, NYC: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of Sha-Rock, The Valley, NYC: Date: June 1980. Photograph by: Charlie Ahearn, American. Subject of: MC Sha-Rock, American, born 1962.
The object in the museum catalogue
A color photograph of Sharon Green, also known as MC Sha-Rock. Sha-Rock wears a green sweatshirt with yellow letters that appears to read "I'm Sha-Rock an I can't be stopped." She is looking away from the camera with her arms held in front of her at waist-level, her hands appear to be mid-snap. An inscription on the back by Bill Adler identifies the subject, location, date and photographer.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: June 1980
- Photograph by: Charlie Ahearn, American
- Subject of: MC Sha-Rock, American, born 1962
- Type: chromogenic color prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 15 7/8 × 19 13/16 in. (40.3 × 50.3 cm)
- Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Identity
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2015.132.20
- 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: © Charlie Ahearn Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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