Photograph of Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopez on set of "Red Light Special" video
Object Details
- Description
- A color photograph of Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopez.
- She is wearing a yellow suit with a red shirt underneath. She also has a cheetah print cape with a yellow fur collar. She is wearing a black hat, several rings, and red heels, and she has a thick black line under her proper left eye. She is lounging in a large white and brown chair with her head tilted to the proper right side and her left hand holding on to a black cane. There is shirtless man in short silver shorts and boots in the background. The floor and walls are marbled. The photograph was taken from above, looking down on her.
- There is a thin black border around the image with a white border around it. The white border is thinner on the two sides and thicker on the top and bottom. There is a small piece of tape at the top as well as a tear where a piece of tape used to be. The back of the photograph has light grey text repeated in diagonal lines. There are two yellow post-it notes at the top and there is also a tear where a piece of tape used to be. There is an inscription by Bill Adler on the bottom, handwritten in blue ink.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Date
- 1994
- Object number
- 2015.132.94
- Photograph by
- Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
- Subject of
- Lisa Nicole Lopes, American, 1971 - 2002
- TLC, American, founded 1990
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Michael Benabib
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- portraits
- inkjet prints
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 17 × 11 in. (43.2 × 27.9 cm)
- H x W (Image): 15 3/8 × 10 13/16 in. (39 × 27.4 cm)
- Place captured
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Topic
- African American
- Fashion
- Hip-hop (Music)
- Musicians
- Photography
- Popular music
- Rappers (Musicians)
- Rhythm and blues (Music)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2015.132.94
