Def Jam Recordings, American, founded 1984 Search this
Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics, American, founded 1943 Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
H x W (Image): 8 9/16 × 12 7/8 in. (21.8 × 32.7 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Place captured:
East Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1984
Description:
A black-and-white photograph of LL Cool J performing at Benjamin Franklin High School, the third in a series of four photographs. Cool J is pictured to the right of frame, higher than the crowd in front of and to his right. He is holding a microphone to his mouth with his left hand and holding a record cover in his outstretched right hand. To the left of frame, fans in the crowd hold their hands up and out towards LL Cool J. On the back of the photograph, an inscription written by Bill Adler identifies the subject and the photographer.