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Photographic print of Yo-Yo performing at the New Ritz

June 17, 1992

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

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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 Yo-Yo performing on stage at The Ritz in New York City. Yo-Yo is pictured standing in the center of the image, bent slightly at the knees and waist to lean forward, a microphone held to her mouth with her proper right hand. She has long braids and wears a backwards baseball cap and striped shorts. On the verso are two handwritten inscriptions by Bill Adler: [Yo Yo by Al Pereira] at top center and [@ the New Ritz, NYC, 6-17-92] at right center.

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Catalog reference: 2015.132.321

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