Photographic print of Jazzy Joyce at Adam Horovitz's 20th birthday party: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Joyce is pictured in an interior room, next to a large window with broken panes of glass and an open door behind her. Her hair is pulled back, she is wearing hoop earrings, and she is smiling wide with her mouth open. She is wearing a white sweatshirt with the sleeves rolled up. There is a drawing on the shirt which includes a record and a car. The front tire of the car reads [JAZZY / JOYCE] while the rear tire reads [JOYCE / JETTA]. There is text on the proper left side of the shirt which reads ["JAZZY JOYCE" / SPEEDIN' FASTER / THAN A EIGHTY-SIX / 'JETTA'!]. She is wearing a black cross-body purse on her left shoulder, bracelets, and several necklaces. Her arms are out to the sides. There is grafitti on the wall behind her.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1986
• Photograph by: Ricky Powell, American, 1961 - 2021
• Subject of: DJ Jazzy Joyce, American
• Subject of: Adam Horovitz, American, born 1966
• Subject of: Beastie Boys, American, 1980 - 2012
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (2015.135.337.1 Sheet): 15 5/8 × 19 7/8 in. (39.7 × 50.5 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2015.135.337.1 Image): 12 9/16 × 18 3/4 in. (31.9 × 47.6 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.337.2 Sheet): 15 5/8 × 19 7/8 in. (39.7 × 50.5 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.337.2 Image): 12 9/16 × 18 3/4 in. (31.9 × 47.6 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.337.3 Sheet): 15 5/8 × 19 7/8 in. (39.7 × 50.5 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.337.3 Image): 12 9/16 × 18 3/4 in. (31.9 × 47.6 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: Women
• Object number: 2015.132.337.1-.3
• 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: © Ricky Powell Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.