Roxanne Shante, Upper East Side, New York, 1987 (signed print, previously unseen image, edition of 25) by Lawrence Watson
Roxanne Shante, Upper East Side, New York, 1987
16 x 20 in. (41 × 51 cm) print with 12 x 18 in. (30.5 × 46 cm) image silver gelatin 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 previously unseen image is a hand-signed, limited edition, exhibition-grade print capturing hip-hop’s ‘first female MC icon’ Roxanne Shante in the early years of her trailblazing career.
“I met Shante at the Cold Chillin' record label offices. She had a great sense of humour and didn’t take herself too seriously, which makes things a lot easier for a photographer. This shot wasn’t used at the time and hasn’t been seen since.” Lawrence Watson
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.
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 renowned work.
Print Matters exclusively represents the Lawrence Watson archive, please contact Print Matters with any image usage requests.
Roxanne Shante, Upper East Side, New York, 1987
16 x 20 in. (41 × 51 cm) print with 12 x 18 in. (30.5 × 46 cm) image silver gelatin 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 previously unseen image is a hand-signed, limited edition, exhibition-grade print capturing hip-hop’s ‘first female MC icon’ Roxanne Shante in the early years of her trailblazing career.
“I met Shante at the Cold Chillin' record label offices. She had a great sense of humour and didn’t take herself too seriously, which makes things a lot easier for a photographer. This shot wasn’t used at the time and hasn’t been seen since.” Lawrence Watson
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.
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 renowned work.
Print Matters exclusively represents the Lawrence Watson archive, please contact Print Matters with any image usage requests.
Roxanne Shante, Upper East Side, New York, 1987
16 x 20 in. (41 × 51 cm) print with 12 x 18 in. (30.5 × 46 cm) image silver gelatin 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 previously unseen image is a hand-signed, limited edition, exhibition-grade print capturing hip-hop’s ‘first female MC icon’ Roxanne Shante in the early years of her trailblazing career.
“I met Shante at the Cold Chillin' record label offices. She had a great sense of humour and didn’t take herself too seriously, which makes things a lot easier for a photographer. This shot wasn’t used at the time and hasn’t been seen since.” Lawrence Watson
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.
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 renowned work.
Print Matters exclusively represents the Lawrence Watson archive, please contact Print Matters with any image usage requests.