Photographic print of Luther "Luke" Campbell: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of Luther "Luke" Campbell making a funny face.

Campbell is pictured center of the image, with his tongue out and his hands up at the sides of his head, fingers spread wide and palms out, his thumbs at his ears. He has a Luke Records bandana wrapped around his head. He is visible from the chest up, wearing a shirt that appears half black and half grey, split vertically down the center, with a Florida Marlins logo on the proper left side. He is standing in front of a marbled background.

On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions by Bill Adler identifying the subject, location, date, and photographer.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: July 22, 1993
• Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
• Subject of: Luther Roderick Campbell, American, born 1960
• Subject of: Luke Records, American, founded 1985
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 10 15/16 × 13 7/8 in. (27.8 × 35.2 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 8 5/8 × 12 15/16 in. (21.9 × 32.9 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)
• Object number: 2015.132.291
• 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.