Al Pereira captured this photograph of West Coast rap icon Eazy-E (September 7, 1964 – March 26, 1995) in Union Square, NYC, in 1990.
Photograph of Eazy-E in Union Square, NYC
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of the rapper Eazy-E, wearing a leather jacket and a black baseball cap that reads [Compton]. He holds a pair of sunglasses in his right hand and wears a diamond pink ring. He is looking away from the camera and leaning against the railing of a subway entrance. Trees and city buildings are visible behind him. On the back are inscriptions by Bill Adler identifying the subject, photographer, location and date.
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Photograph by
- Al Pereira, American, born 1963
- Subject of
- Eazy-E, American, 1963 - 1995
- Printed by
- Bill Adler, American, born 1951
- Date
- March 1, 1990; printed 2003
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 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 1/2 in. (33 × 24.2 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
