Photographic headshot of Slick Rick: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Black and white photographic portrait of Slick Rick wearing an eye patch, numerous large chain necklaces, and large rings on several fingers. Slick Rick is looking in to the camera. Underneath the photograph are logos for "Def Jam Recordings", "Rush Artist Management", "SlickRick", and "Columbia".

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1989
• Distributed by: Columbia Records, American, founded 1888
• Subject of: Slick Rick, British American, born 1965
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Type: portraits
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 10 × 7 15/16 in. (25.4 × 20.2 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2014.203.3
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ricky Walters, professionally known as Slick Rick (Courtesy of Walters Archives), © CBS Records Inc.
• 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: © CBS Records Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.