Photographic print of KRS-One in Central Park: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photographic print of KRS-One in Central Park: Date: June 15, 1991. Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963. Subject of: KRS-One, American, born 1965.
The object in the museum catalogue
The image, taken in Central Park, features KRS-One in the center wearing a light-colored New York Mets pinstripe jersey and shorts. Visible from the knees up, he is jumping in the air with his proper left arm outstretched above his head, palming facing out. He wears a black baseball cap with white lettering that is partially obscured because his face is tilted up. A tall black pole with draped white fabric is visible in the center directly behind him, with trees and the sky in the background. To the bottom right of the image, a photographer in a light-colored shirt with raised camera is partially visible. The verso has several inscriptions by Bill Adler that identify the subject, photographer, date, and location.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: June 15, 1991
- Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
- Subject of: KRS-One, American, born 1965
- 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: Baseball
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Topic: Sports
- Topic: Urban life
- Object number: 2015.132.289
- 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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