Photographic print of Just-Ice on the roof of Sleeping Bag Records, NYC: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photographic print of Just-Ice on the roof of Sleeping Bag Records, NYC: Date: August 9, 1989. Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963. Subject of: Just-Ice, American, born 1965.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black and white photograph of Just-Ice on the roof of Sleeping Bag Records in New York City.
Just-Ice is pictured center frame, sitting on the ledge of the rooftop, the city skyline behind him. He is leaning forward, his proper right hand raised near his face to display a large knuckle ring with the letters [MR JUSTICE], his lips bared to display jeweled fronts on both his top and bottom teeth. There are large rings on every finger of his proper left hand, which rests on his right leg. He is wearing a Nike sweatshirt and sweatpants, a knit cap, and a necklace with a round medallion.
On the back of the print are two inscriptions by Bill Adler identifying the subject, location, date, and photographer.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: August 9, 1989
- Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
- Subject of: Just-Ice, American, born 1965
- Subject of: Sleeping Bag Records, American, founded 1981
- 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)
- Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Gesture
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Topic: Urban life
- Object number: 2015.132.286
- 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: © Al Pereira Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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