This month and the next, The Gordon Parks Foundation will be showcasing photos from one of the most iconic moments in Hip-Hop history: when the who’s who of 90’s (and earlier) Hip-Hop converged upon a now-legendary Harlem brownstone. The big event also paid homage to when Art Kane took a picture of Jazz’s most notable at the time in the 50’s — four decades before Gordon Parks pressed down for the shutter for the culture.
Among the timeless snaps held within the Pleasantville, NY location are some taken by RESPECT.’s creator, Jonathan Rheingold — it’s amazing that his pictures almost didn’t see the light of day (in his words):
As the dozens and dozens of rap talent dispersed from the stoops, I took out my camera…ultimately going through 10 rolls of film — all inspired by Mr. Parks. I brought the film to a lab and ordered some contacts. They appeared overexposed, so I tossed them in a drawer. RESPECT. magazine recently published a tribute to the 20th anniversary of the XXL shoot by reproducing “The Game Changer,” former XXL editor Sheena Lester’s recollection of Hip-Hop’s greatest day. At press time I remembered the negatives, found them, had them scanned and, to my delight, they were exactly what I recalled capturing.
You can check out more over at the Gordon Parks Foundation website. ‘A Great Day’ exhibition will run until March 29th…you can also get your hands some some of Rheingold photos from that day here.
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