Photograph of Big Daddy Kane getting a shape up
Object Details
- Photograph by
- Al Pereira, American, born 1963
- Subject of
- Big Daddy Kane, American, born 1968
- Printed by
- Bill Adler, American, born 1951
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Big Daddy Kane getting his hair trimmed. Kane is sitting in the foreground with a cape draped over his shoulders. His head is tilted to his left as the barber uses electric clippers to shape Kane's box top hair style. The barber is shirtless and also sports a box top, with cuts at his right temple. There is an inscription on the back with the subject, photographer, and date written by Bill Adler.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- July 12, 1989; printed 2003
- Object number
- 2015.132.267
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Al Pereira
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
- H x W (Image): 13 × 8 5/8 in. (33 × 21.9 cm)
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Beauty salons (Beauty shops)
- Business
- Fashion
- Hair
- Hip-hop (Music)
- Musicians
- Photography
- Rappers (Musicians)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2015.132.267
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5722684ed-f6f8-4930-a98a-943ff2fb45b4
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