Photographic print of Audio Two at Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of Audio Two, Gizmo and Milk Dee.

The two are pictured at the center of Grand Army Plaza leaning against the side of the Sailors' and Soldiers' Arch. Milk Dee is on the left, wearing a striped shirt and a Chicago Bulls hat. He is leaning forward slightly to look at the camera and has his proper right hand held out in front of him, palm up. Gizmo is next to him on the right side of the image. He wears a dark, long-sleeve t-shirt with a dark colored baseball cap, eyeglasses and a large gold chain necklace. He is leaning back with his head turned to look at the camera and his hands held together in his lap. The street and a few buildings across from the plaza are out of focus in the background. On the verso is an inscription by Bill Adler reading [Audio Two by Al / Pereira Grand Army Plaza, Brklyn, 5-3-90].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: May 3, 1990
• Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
• Subject of: Audio Two, American, 1987 - 1992
• Subject of: Milk Dee, American
• Subject of: D.J. Gizmo, American
• Subject of: Chicago Bulls, American, founded 1966
• 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 × 9 1/2 in. (33 × 24.1 cm)
• Place captured: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Gesture
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.132.316
• 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: © Al Pereira Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.