Photograph of Mista Lawnge and Dres of Black Sheep in front of WTC towers

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Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
Subject of: Mista Lawnge, American; Dres, American, born 1967; Black Sheep, American, founded 1989; New York Mets, American, founded 1962
Printed by: Bill Adler, American, born 1951

Description: A black and white photograph of Black Sheep.; Mista Lawnge is on the proper right side. He is wearing a black leather jacket, a New York Mets baseball cap and a necklace. He is leaning on something and his proper right hand is in his jacket pocket. He has a mustache. Dres is on the proper left side. He is wearing a jacket with a hood and a plaid cap. He has a mustache. He is leaning forward with his arms crossed in front of his chest. They are standing in front of water and there is a silhouette of the skyline in the background with the World Trade Center towers in the middle of the image.; There is a white border around the image. It is thicker on the two sides and thinner on the top and bottom. The back of the photograph is white. There are tears at the top from where pieces of tape used to be. There are two inscriptions handwritten by Bill Adler in black ink. There is also an inscription in the center, handwritten in graphite.

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

1992; printed 2003

Restrictions & Rights: © Al Pereira; Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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 1/16 × 8 11/16 in. (33.2 × 22.1 cm)

Place captured: 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; Architecture; Hip-hop (Music); Musicians; Photography; Rappers (Musicians); Urban life

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5df6cac10-402e-4182-93ac-6c7d81aab82d