Photographic print of Guru of GangStarr: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Guru is pictured standing in front of a cement wall, his head tilted towards his left, and reaching towards the camera, his fingers splayed in a gesture that separates his front two fingers from his ring and pinky fingers. He is wearing a black and yellow jacket with an embroidered purple, orange, and black patch on the proper right sleeve that reads [Atlantic Division / Champs / '69 /Atlantic Division / Champs]. He is wearing a black cap with a gold Ecko Unlimited logo. He is wearing glasses, a watch on his proper left wrist, and several rings on his fingers.

On the back of the photograph is an inscription by Bill Adler identifying the subject and photographer.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: late 1990s
• Photograph by: Danny Hastings, American, born 1969
• Subject of: Guru, American, 1961 - 2010
• Subject of: GangStarr, American, 1985 - 2006
• Type: color prints (photographs)
• Medium: dye and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 20 × 16 1/16 in. (50.8 × 40.8 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 15 11/16 × 15 9/16 in. (39.9 × 39.6 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Gesture
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.132.228
• 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: Photography by Daniel Hastings/Atomicus Films Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.