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Photograph of DMC and Run backstage during the "Run's House" tour at UIC Pavilio

Object Details

Description
A black and white photograph of DMC and Run reading Rock and Soul Magazine backstage at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. DMC wears a leather jacket and holds the magazine; Run wears an argyle sweater with his hands in his pockets. Both wear dark-colored fedoras. On the back of the photograph is the subject and photographer's name written by Bill Adler.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Photograph by
Raymond Boyd, American, born 1958
Subject of
Run-D.M.C., American, 1981 - 2002
Bill Adler, American, born 1951
Darryl Matthews McDaniels, American, born 1964
Rev. Run, American, born 1964
Date
August 1984; printed later
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 × 9 3/4 in. (35.4 × 24.8 cm)
H x W (Image): 13 × 8 3/4 in. (33 × 22.2 cm)
Type
gelatin silver prints

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