Photographic print of Run, DMC, and Jam Master Jay: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of Run, DMC, and Jam Master Jay, with Jay giving the peace sign.

The three men are pictured from the waist up in front of a white background. DMC is in the front center. He is wearing a grey Kangol hat, black thick-rimmed glasses, and an Adidas track jacket with stripes down the sleeves. He has a goatee and is wearing a watch on his right wrist. His arms are crossed in front of his chest. To his proper right is Jam Master Jay, dressed in a dark-colored brimmed hat and sweater, his right hand raised in the peace sign, with a bracelet on the wrist. To DMC's proper left is Run, who is turned slightly towards DMC. He wears a dark colored brimmed hat and a light colored Adidas jacket.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1986
• Photograph by: James Hamilton, American, born 1946
• Subject of: Run-D.M.C., American, 1981 - 2002
• Subject of: Jam Master Jay, American, 1965 - 2002
• Subject of: Darryl Matthews McDaniels, American, born 1964
• Subject of: Rev. Run, American, born 1964
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 10 15/16 × 14 in. (27.8 × 35.6 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 8 3/4 × 12 15/16 in. (22.2 × 32.9 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Fashion
• Topic: Gesture
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.132.224
• 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: © James Hamilton Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.