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Photograph of MC Lyte on Manhattan's Lower East Side
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Object Details
- Photograph by
- Al Pereira, American, born 1963
- Subject of
- MC Lyte, American, born 1971
- Printed by
- Bill Adler, American, born 1951
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of MC Lyte outside in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Lyte wears a white tee shirt and dark-colored hat and is leaning with both elbows on a metal railing. She looks away from the camera. On the back of the photograph are inscriptions by Bill Adler identifying the photographer, subject, location, and date.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- August 6, 1991; printed 2003
- Object number
- 2015.132.322
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Al Pereira
- 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): 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
- H x W (Image): 13 × 9 9/16 in. (33 × 24.3 cm)
- Place captured
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
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- 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_2015.132.322
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5143205cb-bb65-4f9a-bede-e57fe4f7182d
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