dye and photographic gelatin on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W: 15 7/8 × 19 7/8 in. (40.3 × 50.5 cm)
Type:
chromogenic color prints
gelatin silver prints
portraits
laser prints
Date:
1988; printed 2004
Description:
A color photograph of eleven female rappers posed together on a wooden stage in front of a brick wall. In the back row, standing or crouching (left to right): Sparky D, Sweet Tee, MC Peaches, Yvette Money, Ms. Melodie, Synquis. In the middle is the singer Millie Jackson. Sitting along the bottom row with their legs crossed (left to right): (unidentified, wearing jewelry reading [PAM]), Roxanne Shante, MC Lyte, Finesse. All of the women are looking towards the camera, with the exception of Jackson, who looks down while raising both her fists. An inscription on the back gives the title and copyright.