Kid Freeze

Object Details

Photograph by

Jamel Shabazz, American, born 1960

Subject of

Kid Freeze, American

Description

This is a color archival pigment print from the negative. The photograph depicts Kid Freeze of the b-boy group Dynamic Rockers from the waist up, posed standing with his proper right hand throwing a backwards “Rock On” gesture and his proper left arm holding a boom box on his proper left shoulder. He is dressed in an all-dark denim matching attire of jeans and jean jacket. Under his jacket, he appears to be wearing a solid black shirt, possibly with a turtleneck. Kid Freeze is accessorized with red frame glasses, a name belt with the last to two letters visible [OY], (presumably “B-Boy”) and a gold-colored necklace with a pendant. He is posed on a sidewalk with buildings on his proper right and an elevated train platform in the far background.

There are no inscriptions of the print, front or back.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center

1998; printed 2021

Object number

2021.63.5

Restrictions & Rights

© Jamel Shabazz

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

pigment prints

portraits

Medium

pigment-based ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)

Place depicted

Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Break dancing

Fashion

Hip-hop (Music)

Photography

Urban life

Record ID

nmaahc_2021.63.5

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a3b2548f-ac8a-4188-997d-0bd05363a16b