Photograph of The Sequence: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of The Sequence: (left to right) Cheryl the Pearl, Blondie and Angie B.

The three women are pictured standing together against a white background. All three wear matching sequined body suits with fur trimmed jackets. Blondie's outfit is lighter color than the others. She stands in the middle with her hands on her hips, knees bent slightly. Cheryl and Angie stand to either side and slightly behind her, each encircling Blondie with one hand at each of her wrists. On the verso, a handwritten inscription by Bill Adler identifies the subject and date.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1980
• Photograph by: Anthony Barboza, American, born 1944
• Subject of: The Sequence, American, 1979 - 1985
• Subject of: Cheryl "The Pearl", American, born 1960
• Subject of: Blondie, American
• Subject of: Angie B., American, 1961 - 2025
• Type: black-and-white photographs
• Type: portraits
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 19 15/16 × 16 in. (50.7 × 40.7 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Fashion
• Topic: Funk (Music)
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2015.132.7
• 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: © Anthony Barboza Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.