Rock Steady Crew Anniversary Show (the 22nd), 1999: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A color photograph of the crowd at the 22nd Anniversary Show for Rock Steady Crew.

The image depicts a large crowd of people standing behind metal barriers. Many of the people in the center of the crowd are waiving their hands in the air. In the background is a body of water and a cityscape on the opposite shore. Beneath the image is a handwritten inscription reading [I TOOK THIS SHOT WHILE I WAS CO-HOSTING THE ANNUAL ROCK STEADY CREW ANNIVERSARY SHOW (THE 22ND) 1999] along with the photographer's signature [Ricky Powell / '03].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1999; printed 2003
• Photograph by: Ricky Powell, American, 1961 - 2021
• Subject of: Rock Steady Crew, American, founded 1977
• Type: chromogenic color prints
• Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 15 11/16 × 19 7/8 in. (39.8 × 50.5 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 9 1/2 × 14 in. (24.1 × 35.6 cm)
• Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Break dancing
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Urban life
• Object number: 2015.132.371
• 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: © Ricky Powell Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.