Object Details
- Photograph by
- Ricky Powell, American, 1961 - 2021
- Subject of
- Afrika Bambaataa, American, born 1957
- Printed by
- Bill Adler, American, born 1951
- Description
- A color photograph of Afrika Bambaataa. He is posed against a blue background and wears sunglasses, a striped hat, and a black and red jacket with an emblem of the continent of Africa on his right side and his name on the left. He also wears his many layered necklaces with round medallions. The artist's signature is etched in the bottom left corner of the image. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1985-2003
- Object number
- 2015.132.332
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ricky Powell
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- chromogenic color prints
- Medium
- dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 14 1/8 × 10 15/16 in. (35.9 × 27.8 cm)
- H x W (Image): 13 1/2 × 9 in. (34.3 × 22.9 cm)
- 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
- Fashion
- Hip-hop (Music)
- Musicians
- Photography
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2015.132.332
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bea4f435-3089-41b8-8aca-551773bf7c0e
