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Public Enemy

Public Enemy

photograph GLEN E. FRIEDMAN © 1988

Public Enemy
Public Enemy
ArtistAmerican, born 1962
Publisher
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Public Enemy
  • From the portfolio "Selected Works 1"
Date1988, printed 2014
Place depictedNew York City, New York, United States
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage: 8 5/16 × 12 11/16 in. (21.1 × 32.2 cm)
 Sheet: 10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in. (27.8 × 35.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach, Directors
Object number2015.244.10
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 208
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Department
Photography
Object Type
DescriptionGlen E. Friedman is best known for his photographs of skateboarders and prominent punk and hip-hop musicians. Drawing out the individual aesthetics and rebellious spirit of his subjects, Friedman’s photographs have become defining images of countercultural movements of the past several decades. Friedman made this portrait of Chuck D and Flavor Flav—founding members of Public Enemy—in 1988 as the group rose to mainstream success with the release of their album "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back." A variant of this photograph was featured on the album cover.
ProvenanceThe artist; [RARE / Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2014.
Published References Alternate version of this image appears on the front of Public Enemy's 1988 album "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back" Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso bottom right in pencil: GEF

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Glen E. Friedman