T. La Rock backstage at Benjamin Franklin H.S., 1984: Museum Object and Cultural History
T. La Rock backstage at Benjamin Franklin H.S., 1984: Date: 1984. Photograph by: Harry Allen, American, born 1964. Subject of: T La Rock, American, born 1961.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black and white photograph of T. La Rock backstage of a performance at Benjamin Franklin High School in New York City.
La Rock is pictured in the center of the image, posing in front of a wall. The image is captured from below, looking up at La Rock. He wears all black clothing with light colored leather driving gloves on both hands. He has a name plate belt reading [T LA ROCK] fastened across his chest, a round medallion on a chain around his neck, and a belt with a dollar sign buckle at his proper left hip. He is looking straight at the camera, pointing towards his chest with his proper right hand and his left hand held out, palm facing down. The light colored wall behind him has light-colored tile halfway up. On the verso is an adhesive label with the Eyejammie.com logo and [Title: T. LaRock, backstage at Benjamin Franklin H.S., 1984 / Photographer: Harry Allen] printed in black text.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1984
- Photograph by: Harry Allen, American, born 1964
- Subject of: T La Rock, American, born 1961
- Subject of: Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics, American, founded 1943
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 19 13/16 × 15 7/8 in. (50.4 × 40.4 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 12 1/16 × 17 15/16 in. (30.6 × 45.5 cm)
- Place captured: East Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Education
- Topic: Gesture
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2015.132.56
- 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: © Harry Allen Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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