D.M.C. - Hollis, Queens '87
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Object Details
- Photograph by
- Ricky Powell, American, 1961 - 2021
- Subject of
- Darryl Matthews McDaniels, American, born 1964
- Adidas AG, German, founded 1948
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of D.M.C. (Darryl McDaniels) riding in an ice cream truck in Hollis, Queens. McDaniels is pictured crouching in the open doorway of the truck, wearing a white paper hat and white jacket over an Adidas track jacket. He also wears sunglasses and white Adidas shoes. He is smiling and holding a cigarette in his left hand. Just below the image is a handwritten inscription reading [D.M.C. - HOLLIS, QUEENS '87] along with the photographer's signature [Ricky Powell / '03].
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1987; printed 2003
- Object number
- 2015.132.338
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ricky Powell
- 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): 10 15/16 × 13 7/8 in. (27.8 × 35.2 cm)
- H x W (Image): 8 × 12 in. (20.3 × 30.5 cm)
- Place captured
- Hollis, Queens, 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
- Media Arts-Photography
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Cooking and dining
- Hip-hop (Music)
- Musicians
- Photography
- Rappers (Musicians)
- Urban life
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2015.132.338
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51df88cb2-71bd-4843-a419-70394d164596
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