Photograph of Tone Loc, his mom, and his platinum record, NYC: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black-and-white photograph of Tone Loc, his mom, and his platinum record, NYC, July 24, 1988. In the image, Loc and his mother pose with the framed record and cassette tape. Loc wears sunglasses, a Pony t-shirt, and a Do The Right Thing necklace. His mother poses to his proper left, smiling at the camera. On the back is an inscription by Bill Adler identifying the photographer, subject, date and location.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: July 24,1988; printed 2003
• Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
• Subject of: Tone Loc, American, founded 1966
• Printed by: Bill Adler, American, born 1951
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 × 8 3/4 in. (33 × 22.2 cm)
• Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Families
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Motherhood
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.132.320
• 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: © Al Pereira Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.