Photographic print of Inspectah Deck: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photographic print of Inspectah Deck: Date: 1994 - 2004. Photograph by: Rachelle Clinton, American. Subject of: Inspectah Deck, American, born 1970.
The object in the museum catalogue
The image is a close-up portrait of his face, with the top of his head cut off out of frame. He looks directly at the camera and wears a dark-colored jacket and shirt with a large gold chain necklace.
There is an inscription on the back, handwritten by Bill Adler, identifying the subject and photographer.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1994 - 2004
- Photograph by: Rachelle Clinton, American
- Subject of: Inspectah Deck, American, born 1970
- Type: black-and-white photographs
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.5 × 27.9 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 9 9/16 in. (24.3 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2015.132.180
- 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: © Rachelle Clinton Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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