Photographic print of Run-DMC-JMJ during the filming of "Tougher Than Leather": Museum Object and Cultural History
Photographic print of Run-DMC-JMJ during the filming of "Tougher Than Leather": Date: ca. 1987. Photograph by: Sebastian Piras, Italian, born 1960. Subject of: Rev. Run, American, born 1964.
The object in the museum catalogue
The three are walking on a sidewalk towards the proper left side of the image. Run is in the front, followed by JMJ then DMC. There are vans, a car, a truck, and an ambulance on the street in the background. There is also a mailbox, some street signs, and some trees. They are all wearing white and black Adidas sneakers. Run is wearing a dark hat, s puffy coat, and black leather pants. His hands are in his coat pockets. JMJ is wearing a black coat, black leather pants, a black hat and a chain necklace. His arms are swinging as he walks. DMD is wearing a black coat, black track pants with stripes down the legs, a black hat, black glasses, and a chain necklace with a shoe on it. His arms are swinging as he walks. Their faces are all in side profile view.
On the verso is an inscription on the bottom, handwritten by Bill Adler.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1987
- Photograph by: Sebastian Piras, Italian, born 1960
- Subject of: Rev. Run, American, born 1964
- Subject of: Darryl Matthews McDaniels, American, born 1964
- Subject of: Jam Master Jay, American, 1965 - 2002
- Subject of: Run-D.M.C., American, 1981 - 2002
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 10 3/16 × 13 15/16 in. (25.9 × 35.4 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 8 7/8 × 13 1/2 in. (22.5 × 34.3 cm)
- Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2015.132.327
- 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: © Sebastian Piras Photography, NTC. Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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