Photographic print of Monie Love and her daughter Charleyna: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of Monie Love holding her daughter, Charleyna.

The two are pictured in the center of the image, from the waist up, against a textured background. Love is pictured on the proper left side of the image, in profile with her face turned slightly towards the camera. She is smiling. She wears a dark colored t-shirt, thick hoop earrings with two stud earrings above the hoop. There are two rings visible on her proper left hand. Both arms are wrapped around Charleyna, who wears a white t-shirt and small hoop earrings. She is looking towards the proper left side of the image, her mouth open in a grin.

On the back of the print is an inscription handwritten by Bill Adler identifying the subject, location, date, and photographer.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: July 1992
• Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
• Subject of: Monie Love, English, born 1970
• 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: Children
• Topic: Families
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Motherhood
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.132.298
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

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.