MC Shan and DJ Polo, New York, 1987
16 x 20 in. (41 × 51 cm) print with 12 x 18 in. (30.5 × 46 cm) image Hahnemühle archival exhibition print.
Edition of 25, hand-signed by photographer Lawrence Watson.
£155 from every sale of this print is donated to mental health charity Rethink Mental Illness (charity number 271028).
This signed, limited edition, exhibition-grade print captures the Juice Crew’s MC Shan and DJ Polo in New York, 1987, shortly before Polo began working with Kool G Rap.
Lawrence Watson’s portraits of music royalty have visually defined our favourite musicians for decades. For Print Matters, Lawrence shares an exclusive collection of signed, limited edition prints of his globally beloved work.
Lawrence first travelled to the United States in March 1985 to shoot the early stars of hip-hop for NME. It was the first of over ten trips he would make in the next two years, documenting the artists who took hip-hop from block parties to the Billboard charts.
Print Matters exclusively represents the Lawrence Watson archive, please contact Print Matters with any usage requests.
Please note that international buyers are responsible for paying any taxes or duties charged at the point of entry to their country.
MC Shan and DJ Polo, New York, 1987
16 x 20 in. (41 × 51 cm) print with 12 x 18 in. (30.5 × 46 cm) image Hahnemühle archival exhibition print.
Edition of 25, hand-signed by photographer Lawrence Watson.
£155 from every sale of this print is donated to mental health charity Rethink Mental Illness (charity number 271028).
This signed, limited edition, exhibition-grade print captures the Juice Crew’s MC Shan and DJ Polo in New York, 1987, shortly before Polo began working with Kool G Rap.
Lawrence Watson’s portraits of music royalty have visually defined our favourite musicians for decades. For Print Matters, Lawrence shares an exclusive collection of signed, limited edition prints of his globally beloved work.
Lawrence first travelled to the United States in March 1985 to shoot the early stars of hip-hop for NME. It was the first of over ten trips he would make in the next two years, documenting the artists who took hip-hop from block parties to the Billboard charts.
Print Matters exclusively represents the Lawrence Watson archive, please contact Print Matters with any usage requests.
Please note that international buyers are responsible for paying any taxes or duties charged at the point of entry to their country.