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Photograph of Miles Davis and Easy Mo Bee, Chung King Studios

Object Details

Description
A color photograph of Miles Davis and Easy Mo Bee at Chung King Studios.
The two men are pictured standing behind a large piece of studio recording equipment. Davis, on the left, wears sunglasses and a fringed leather jacket over a red shirt. Bee is on the right, wearing a white shirt. One arm rests on Davis's shoulder and the other is propped on an audio speaker. He holds two fingers out in a peace sign gesture. On the verso is a handwritten inscription by Bill Adler reading [Miles Davis + Easy Mo B, NY, '91, By Michael Benabib].
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Photograph by
Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
Subject of
Miles Davis, American, 1926 - 1991
Easy Mo Bee, American, born 1965
Chung King Studios, American, founded 1986
Date
1991
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 15 11/16 × 11 in. (39.8 × 27.9 cm)
H x W (Image): 10 5/8 × 10 3/4 in. (27 × 27.3 cm)
Type
portraits
inkjet prints
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