Photographic print of Ice-T with Body Count: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of Ice-T on stage during a performance with his thrash metal band Body Count.

Ice-T is pictured in teh center of the image, facing the proper left side; his eyes are closed and he is holding a microphone to his mouth with his proper left hand, the cord held chest-level by his other hand. He is wearing a white t-shirt that has been ripped in the middle to expose his chest and black pants. He has loose, shoulder length hair. His eyes are closed and he is holding a microphone in his proper left hand and the chord in his proper right hand. There is a man standing behind him. Faces of audience members are visible in the bottom proper left corner of the image and a round spotlight is visible at the top center.

On the back of the print is a handwritten inscription by Bill Adler identifying the subject and photographer.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: early 1990s
• Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
• Subject of: Ice-T, American, born 1962
• Subject of: Body Count, American, founded 1991
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 × 10 15/16 in. (35.2 × 27.8 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 12 15/16 × 8 5/8 in. (32.9 × 21.9 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Metal (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.132.284
• 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.