Public Enemy: Museum Object and Cultural History
Public Enemy: Date: May 1, 1987; printed 1990s. Photograph by: Jack Mitchell, American, 1925 - 2013. Subject of: Public Enemy, American, founded 1982.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black and white digital print photograph of Public Enemy. The photograph features, from left to right, Flavor Flav, Terminator X, Professor Griff, and Chuck D. Flavor Flav and Chuck D both hold microphones near the foreground of the photograph. Terminator X stands by turn tables and Professor Griff stands crossing his arms in the background. The back of the photograph has a Jack Mitchell stamp with the number [5873].
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: May 1, 1987; printed 1990s
- Photograph by: Jack Mitchell, American, 1925 - 2013
- Subject of: Public Enemy, American, founded 1982
- Type: inkjet prints
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 12 7/16 × 15 1/2 in. (31.6 × 39.4 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 12 15/16 × 19 1/16 in. (32.9 × 48.4 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Entertainers
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2016.77.9
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Jack Mitchell Archives
- 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: © Jack Mitchell, All Rights Reserved Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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