Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Photograph of Tone Loc, his mom, and his platinum record, NYC
July 24,1988; printed 2003
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 Tone Loc, his mom, and his platinum record, NYC, July 24, 1988. In the image, Loc and his mother pose with the framed record and cassette tape. Loc wears sunglasses, a Pony t-shirt, and a Do The Right Thing necklace. His mother poses to his proper left, smiling at the camera. On the back is an inscription by Bill Adler identifying the photographer, subject, date and location.
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Catalog reference: 2015.132.320
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