Photograph by
Boot, Adrian, British, born 1947
Subject of
Big Youth, Jamaican, born 1949
Reggae Sunsplash, Jamaican, founded 1978
Date
ca. 1979
Medium
dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 1/16 in. (27.9 × 35.7 cm)
H x W (Overall Image): 9 3/4 × 13 9/16 in. (24.7 × 34.5 cm)
H x W (Left Image): 9 3/4 × 6 13/16 in. (24.7 × 17.3 cm)
H x W (Right Image): 9 3/4 × 6 13/16 in. (24.7 × 17.3 cm)
Description
A color photograph of Big Youth performing at Reggae Sunsplash at Jarrett Park.
The photograph contains two images. There is a black line down the center, separating both rectangular images. Big Youth is wearing a read knit cap, a red t-shirt, a silver chain necklace, several rings on his proper left hand, a watch on his proper left wrist, and a bracelet on his proper right wrist. He has a thick black beard and mustache, as well as jewels on several of his top teeth. In the proper right image his is holding a microphone up to his mouth with his proper left hand. Two of his fingers are sticking up and he is holding the chord with his right hand. In the left image his hands are down and he is smiling. The background is out of focus in both images.
There is a think black border around the images with a white border around that. The white border is thinner on the two sides and thicker on the top and bottom. The back of the photograph has two Kodak logos repeated in gold. There is an inscription on the bottom left side, handwritten by Bill Adler.
Place depicted
Montego Bay, Cornwall County, Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
Collection title
Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
chromogenic color prints
Topic
Musicians
Photography
Reggae (Music)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.132.156
Restrictions & Rights
© Adrian Boot
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b3a3af94-a2b6-4402-9473-0114fd4a541c

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