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DJ Scott LaRock and KRS-One, United Skates of America, Queens

Object Details

Description
A black-and-white photograph of DJ Scott La Rock (Scott Sterling) and KRS-One (Lawrence Parker) at the United Skates of America roller skating rink in Queens. Rock, on the left, wears a Boogie Down Productions t-shirt with a heavy chain necklace with medallions and a bracelet. KRS-One, on the right, also wears a Boogie Down Productions t-shirt underneath an unbuttoned dark-colore shirt and a hat. On the verso is an adhesive label with the Eyejammie.com logo and [Title: DJ Scott LaRock and KRS-One / United Skates of America, Queens / Photographer: Harry Allen] printed in black text.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Photograph by
Harry Allen, American, born 1964
Subject of
Scott La Rock, American, 1962 - 1987
KRS-One, American, born 1965
Boogie Down Productions, American, 1985 - 1992
Date
1985-1986
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): 15 7/8 × 19 7/8 in. (40.4 × 50.5 cm)
H x W (Image): 11 15/16 × 17 15/16 in. (30.4 × 45.5 cm)
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits

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