Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Photographic print of KRS-One promoting By All Means Necessary, at RCA Records
June 1, 1988
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
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 KRS-One against a shadowed background, while promoting his second album, By All Means Necessary at RCA Records. He is pictured near the proper right side of the image, visible from the thighs up, leaning against a wall. He is wearing a light colored short sleeve button down shirt with vertical stripes on the bottom and on the inside of the collar. He is also wearing denim pants and sunglasses. His arms are crossed in front of his chest and his proper right leg is crossed in front of his left leg. On the back of the print is an inscription by Bill Adler identifying the subject, date, location, and photographer. .
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Catalog reference: 2015.132.288
