Photographic print of LL Cool J: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photographic print of LL Cool J: Date: June 1989. Photograph by: Roberto Rabanne. Subject of: LL Cool J, American, born 1968.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white photograph of LL Cool J. He is depicted facing the viewer in a bust pose. He is wearing a dark colored, collarless, button down shirt with a dark, a silk pocket square tucked into his proper left shirt pocket, and a dark bucket hat with a darker rim with the letters [BIG - L] across the crown in block letters. His proper right hand is resting against his proper left shoulder. He is wearing a large metal ring with inlaid diamonds that reads [COOL.J]. On the back is an inscription written by Bill Adler with the subject, date, and photographer's name.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: June 1989
- Photograph by: Roberto Rabanne
- Subject of: LL Cool J, American, born 1968
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 12 × 9 in. (30.5 × 22.9 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Actors
- Topic: Fashion
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Identity
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2015.132.386
- 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: © Roberto Rabanne Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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