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Cowboy, of the Furious 5, and Lisa Ray, his girlfriend, offstage at The Ritz, NYC

early 1980s

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black and white photograph of Cowboy with his girlfriend Lisa Ray, captured backstage at The Ritz in New York City. The couple is pictured in the center of the image, with Cowboy on the left with his arm around Ray. He wears a puffy winter coat over a sweater with a striped hat. His proper left arm is around Ray's shoulders and his proper right holds a small leather bag at his side. Ray wears a wool coat with diagonal stripes over a light colored shirt. She holds a pair of light colored knit gloves in her proper left hand; her other arm is around Cowboy. There are a few other individuals partially visible in the dark background. On the verso is an adhesive label with the Eyejammie.com logo and [Title: Cowboy, of the Furious 5, and Lisa Ray, his girlfriend, offstage at The Ritz, NYC / Photographer: Harry Allen].

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Catalog reference: 2015.132.26

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