Roxanne Shante NYC 1990: Museum Object and Cultural History
Roxanne Shante NYC 1990: Date: 1990; printed 2004. Photograph by: Janette Beckman, English, born 1950. Subject of: Roxanne Shanté, American, born 1969.
The object in the museum catalogue
A color photograph of Roxanne Shante posed with two people in Shante jackets. Shante, wearing a jean jacket over a black bra top and jeans, stands in front of a grey backdrop with her elbows resting on the shoulders of two individuals wearing jackets with Shante's image on the back. The two are facing away from the camera, crouching down and bent forward so their heads are barely visible. On the back of the photograph is the title and copyright.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1990; printed 2004
- Photograph by: Janette Beckman, English, born 1950
- Subject of: Roxanne Shanté, American, born 1969
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Type: digital prints
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 19 15/16 × 16 1/4 in. (50.7 × 41.2 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 19 15/16 × 16 in. (50.7 × 40.6 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Fashion
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Topic: Women
- Object number: 2015.132.66
- 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: © Janette Beckman Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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