Photograph of Sha-Rock, The Valley, NYC
Object Details
- Photograph by
- Charlie Ahearn, American
- Subject of
- MC Sha-Rock, American, born 1962
- Description
- A color photograph of Sharon Green, also known as MC Sha-Rock. Sha-Rock wears a green sweatshirt with yellow letters that appears to read "I'm Sha-Rock an I can't be stopped." She is looking away from the camera with her arms held in front of her at waist-level, her hands appear to be mid-snap. An inscription on the back by Bill Adler identifies the subject, location, date and photographer.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- June 1980
- Object number
- 2015.132.20
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Charlie Ahearn
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- chromogenic color prints
- portraits
- Medium
- dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 15 7/8 × 19 13/16 in. (40.3 × 50.3 cm)
- Place captured
- 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
- Hip-hop (Music)
- Identity
- Musicians
- Photography
- Rappers (Musicians)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2015.132.20
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd525a222d1-3366-4409-b444-fbe067353e4e
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