Run-DMC and Doctor Dré: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of Run-DMC with Doctor Dré in the hallway outside WBAU radio at Adelphi University.

The four men are pictured standing in the hallway in front of a light colored wall with two dark colord doors. From left to right is: Doctor Dré, Jam Master Jay, DMC, and Run. Dré wears a white football jersey reading [WESTBURY] across the chest and a dark baseball cap reading [The Concept] in a script font. His arms are folded across his chest. Jay stands in front of Dré, his face and body turned to the left to look back towards the camera. He wears a black brimmed hat and a jacket with a suede-like texture. DMC stands against the wall between Doctor Dré and Run. He wears a black brimmed hat with a black leather jacket over a light colored shirt and glasses. He is leaning forward slightly, with his proper left hand at his hip, his four fingers splayed wide. Run is on the far right, standing in front of a dark colored closed doorway. He wears a black brimmed hat

and a New Balance zip up jacket over a black hoodie. He stands with his arms crossed in front of him, his proper left hand raised to point at DMC. On the back is a handwritten inscription reading [By Harry Allen, Run-DMC + Doctor Dré, July 1983].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: July 1983
• Photograph by: Harry Allen, American, born 1964
• Subject of: Rev. Run, American, born 1964
• Subject of: Doctor Dré, born 1963
• Subject of: Jam Master Jay, American, 1965 - 2002
• Subject of: Darryl Matthews McDaniels, American, born 1964
• Subject of: Run-D.M.C., American, 1981 - 2002
• Subject of: WBAU, American, 1972 - 1995
• Subject of: Adelphi University, American, founded 1896
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Type: portraits
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with cardboard and Fome-Cor (TM)
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 30 1/16 × 40 1/16 × 1/4 in. (76.4 × 101.8 × 0.7 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 22 1/2 × 33 15/16 in. (57.2 × 86.2 cm)
• Place captured: Garden City, Nassau County, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Education
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Radio
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.132.50
• 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: © Harry Allen Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.