Photograph of Biz Markie, NYC, 1989

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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.

Two color photographic prints of Biz Markie, one signed by the photographer. He is wearing a black sweatshirt and several gold chain necklaces. He is wearing a watch on his proper left wrist. He has a goatee and he is looking up with his eyes partially closed. His chin is resting in his proper left hand. 2015.132.72.1 has a white border around the image. It is thinner on the two sides and thicker on the top and bottom. It is signed in black ink on the bottom proper left side under the image. The back of the photograph has light grey text repeated upside down in diagonal lines. There is an inscription by Bill Adler on the bottom, handwritten in blue ink. 2015.132.72.2 has a thin black border around the image with a white border around it. The white border is thickest on the bottom. There is a small yellow stain at the top.

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