Photographic portrait of Slick Rick: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photographic portrait of Slick Rick: Date: 1989. Photograph by: Alcindor Studio, American. Subject of: Slick Rick, British American, born 1965.
The object in the museum catalogue
Black and white photographic portrait of Slick Rick wearing an eye patch, several rings, and a dark leather coat. A metal brooch in the shape of a crown appears in Slick Rick's hair. Underneath the photograph are logos for "Def Jam Recordings", "Rush Artist Management", "SlickRick", and "Columbia".
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1989
- Photograph by: Alcindor Studio, American
- Subject of: Slick Rick, British American, born 1965
- Distributed by: Def Jam Recordings, American, founded 1984
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 9 15/16 × 8 1/16 in. (25.2 × 20.5 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2014.203.5
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ricky Walters, professionally known as Slick Rick (Courtesy of Walters Archives)
- 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: © CBS Records Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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