Photographic print of Dana Dane and his mom on set: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of Dana Dane and his mom on the set of "A Lil Bit of Dane Tonight," in New York.

Dana Dane is on the proper left side of the image. He is wearing a white button down shirt, a black patterned suit jacket with satin lapels, a black bow tie, and glasses. He is also wearing a bracelet on his left wrist. He is hugging his mother. She is on the proper right side of the image. She is wearing a floral dress, earrings, and has a barrette in her curly hair.

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

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: September 28, 1990
• Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
• Subject of: Dana Dane, American, born 1965
• 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 5/8 in. (33 × 21.9 cm)
• Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Families
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Motherhood
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.132.274
• 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.