Object Details
- Photograph by
- Al Pereira, American, born 1963
- Subject of
- Eazy-E, American, 1963 - 1995
- Printed by
- Bill Adler, American, born 1951
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of the rapper Eazy-E, wearing a leather jacket and a black baseball cap that reads [Compton]. He holds a pair of sunglasses in his right hand and wears a diamond pink ring. He is looking away from the camera and leaning against the railing of a subway entrance. Trees and city buildings are visible behind him. On the back are inscriptions by Bill Adler identifying the subject, photographer, location and date.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- March 1, 1990; printed 2003
- Object number
- 2015.132.277
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Al Pereira
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
- H x W (Image): 13 × 9 1/2 in. (33 × 24.2 cm)
- Place captured
- Union Square, 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
- Hip hop (Music)
- Musicians
- Photography
- Rappers (Musicians)
- Urban life
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2015.132.277
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd506329806-aa63-40ab-9aaa-8ba42b926ded
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