Object Details
- Photograph by
- Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
- Subject of
- Queen Latifah, American, born 1970
- MC Lyte, American, born 1970
- Description
- A color photograph of Queen Latifah and MC Lyte.
- Queen Latifah is on the proper right side. She is wearing a dark grey hoodie, a necklace, and hoop earrings. She has short brown hair and red lipstick. MC Lyte is on the proper left side. She is wearing a yellow MTV shirt, a black hat, a necklace, hoop earrings, and sunglasses on the front of her shirt. There is a crowd of people in the background. They are out of focus.
- There is a white border around the image. It is thinner on the top and bottom and thicker on the two sides. There are some tears at the top from where tape used to be. The back of the photograph has light grey text repeated upside down in diagonal lines. There are yellow post-it notes on the top left side. There is an inscription by Bill Adler on the bottom, handwritten in blue ink.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1992
- Object number
- 2015.132.108
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Michael Benabib
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- portraits
- inkjet prints
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 17 in. (28 × 43.2 cm)
- H x W (Image): 8 13/16 × 13 1/16 in. (22.4 × 33.1 cm)
- Place captured
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- 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
- Actors
- Hip-hop (Music)
- Musicians
- Photography
- Rappers (Musicians)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2015.132.108
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd535840cfe-2803-491f-90b7-dbde30c85566
