Photograph by:

Al Pereira, American, born 1963  Search this

Subject of:

MC Lyte, American, born 1970  Search this

Printed by:

Bill Adler, American, born 1951  Search this

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)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place captured:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

August 6, 1991; printed 2003

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.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Hip-hop (Music)  Search this

Musicians  Search this

Photography  Search this

Rappers (Musicians)  Search this

Urban life  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2015.132.322

Restrictions & Rights:

© Al Pereira

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Collection title:

Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection

Classification:

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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EDAN-URL:

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