Meet the New York City Breakers: Museum Object and Cultural History
Meet the New York City Breakers: Date: 1984. Manufactured by: Mattel, Inc., American, founded 1945. Owned by: Michael Holman, American, born 1955.
The object in the museum catalogue
A pack of View-Master 3D reels. The title of the pack is: [Meet the New York City Breakers]. The package contains three reels with a total of twenty-one pictures. The front of the package features an image of seven members of the New York City Breakers wearing red uniforms. The three reels are secured by a plastic cover at the bottom of the package. The back of the package features additional information about the reels and an advertisement for other reels.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1984
- Manufactured by: Mattel, Inc., American, founded 1945
- Owned by: Michael Holman, American, born 1955
- Subject of: New York City Breakers, American, founded 1982
- Type: stereoscopic photographs
- Medium: plastic and ink on cardboard
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 8 3/4 × 4 1/2 × 1/4 in. (22.2 × 11.4 × 0.6 cm)
- Place made: Portland, Oregon, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Break dancing
- Topic: Dance
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Play
- Object number: 2016.31.2.3
- 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: © Hip Hop International, Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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