Photographic print of Biz Markie at offices of Cold Chillin' Records: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of Biz Markie sitting at a piano at the offices of Cold Chillin' Records in New York City .

Markie is pictured seated at a piano, his hands on the keys, his head and body turned sideways to face the camera. He wears a light colored jacket with a darker block of color across the back and shoulders and a black baseball cap with [BIZ / MARKIE] in white with rhinestones. He has a watch on his proper left wrist.

On the back of the print, handwritten inscriptions by Bill Adler identify the subject, location, photographer and date.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: August 1991
• Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
• Subject of: Biz Markie, American, born 1964
• Subject of: Cold Chillin’ Records, American, 1986 - 1998
• 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): 12 15/16 × 8 5/8 in. (32.9 × 21.9 cm)
• Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.132.269
• 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.