Stetsasonic, offstage, United Skates of America, Queens: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of the hip hop group Stetsasonic captured offstage at the roller rink United Skates of America in Queens, NY.

The group is pictured crouched in two rows in front of a plain wall. In the front row is Fruitkwan, Daddy-O, and Delite. In the back row is Wise, DBC, and Prince Paul. Most members are wearing all white, except for DBC in the back middle, who is in all black. Daddy-O in the center front also wears a diamond Mercedes-Benz logo necklace and, next to him, Delite wears a dark-colored Kangol bucket hat. Wise, in the back left, poses with his proper left index finger resting on his chin; the other men pose with their arms on their knees. On the back is a sticker with the [eyejammie.com] logo and text reading [Title: Stetsasonic, offstage, United Skates of America, Queens. Front: Fruitkwan, Daddy-O, Delite. Back: Wise, DBC, Prince Paul / Photographer: Harry Allen].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1980s
• Photograph by: Harry Allen, American, born 1964
• Subject of: Stetsasonic, American, 1981 - 1991
• Subject of: United Skates of America, American
• Subject of: Frukwan, American
• Subject of: Daddy-O, American, born 1961
• Subject of: MC Delite, American
• Subject of: Wise, American, born 1965
• Subject of: DBC, American
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Type: portraits
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 15 7/8 × 19 7/8 in. (40.4 × 50.5 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 12 1/16 × 17 7/8 in. (30.6 × 45.4 cm)
• Place captured: Queens, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Fashion
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.132.54
• 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.