Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Photographic print of LL Cool J
June 1989
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
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 LL Cool J. He is depicted facing the viewer in a bust pose. He is wearing a dark colored, collarless, button down shirt with a dark, a silk pocket square tucked into his proper left shirt pocket, and a dark bucket hat with a darker rim with the letters [BIG - L] across the crown in block letters. His proper right hand is resting against his proper left shoulder. He is wearing a large metal ring with inlaid diamonds that reads [COOL.J]. On the back is an inscription written by Bill Adler with the subject, date, and photographer's name.
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Catalog reference: 2015.132.386
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