Photographic print of Marley Marl at Cold Chillin' Records: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photographic print of Marley Marl at Cold Chillin' Records: Date: July 1991. Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963. Subject of: Marley Marl, American, born 1962.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black and white photograph of Marley Marl seated at a piano at the offices of Cold Chillin' Records in New York City.
Marl is pictured sitting sideways at a piano with his body and face turned towards the camera. His proper left hand is on the keyboard and his proper right is raised to the proper right side of his face with is pointer finger touching his cheek. He is wearing a multicolored jacket and light-colored shorts. He has a watch and a bracelet on his proper left wrist. He has a goatee and his hair is shaved on the sides and in the back.
On the back of the print is a handwritten inscription by Bill Adler identifying the subject, location, date, and photographer.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: July 1991
- Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
- Subject of: Marley Marl, American, born 1962
- Subject of: Cold Chillin’ Records, American, 1986 - 1998
- 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: Business
- Topic: Gesture
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2015.132.292
- 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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