Object Details
- Artist
- Laura Levine, born 1 May 1958
- Sitter
- Martina Michele Weymouth, born 22 Nov 1950
- Joseph Saddler, born 1 Jan 1958
- Exhibition Label
- Born Joseph Saddler and raised in the Bronx, in a family with a big record collection, the young Flash became an expert and innovative DJ at New York’s dance and nightclubs; he pioneered the use of two turntables, sampling and “scratching” the needle back and forth on the vinyl. In the 1970s he fronted several pioneering rap and hip-hop ensembles, taking the name Grandmaster Flash. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five was formed in 1979. Among their hits was “The Message” (1982), which abandoned dance beats for a grim tour of inner-city life, a shift in tone adopted by other hip-hop artists.
- Flash poses here with Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club bassist Tina Weymouth. Flash sampled Tom Tom Club’s “Genius of Love” on “It’s Nasty,” and this was their first meeting. Note the now comically oversized boom boxes, a fixture of 1970s urban culture.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Laura Levine
- 1981 (printed 2007)
- Object number
- NPG.2013.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- © Laura Levine
- Type
- Photograph
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Image: 44 × 28.8 cm (17 5/16 × 11 5/16")
- Sheet: 50.6 × 40.7 cm (19 15/16 × 16")
- Mat: 71.1 × 55.9 cm (28 × 22")
- Place
- United States\New York\Kings\New York
- See more items in
- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Exterior\Cityscape
- Costume\Headgear\Hat\Cap\Beret
- Joseph Saddler: Male
- Joseph Saddler: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician
- Martina Michele Weymouth: Female
- Martina Michele Weymouth: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.2013.18
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm475ee286a-de9e-45b7-a0fa-52f7ca2f8e8a
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