Subject of
Boot, Adrian, British, born 1947
Sly and Robbie, Jamaican, founded c. 1970
Sly, Jamaican, born 1952
Robbie, Jamaican, born 1953
Island Records, Jamaican, founded 1959
Date
1981
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (2015.132.158.1 Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.5 × 27.9 cm)
H x W (2015.132.158.1 Image): 13 1/2 × 9 in. (34.3 × 22.9 cm)
H x W (2015.132.158.2 Sheet): 14 1/16 × 11 in. (35.7 × 27.9 cm)
H x W (2015.132.158.2 Image): 13 1/8 × 8 3/4 in. (33.4 × 22.3 cm)
Description
A black and white photograph of Sly and Robbie at Island Records UK Fallout Shelter Studio in St. Peters Square, 1981, London, England.
Sly is sitting behind a drum set. He is holding a drumstick in his left hand. He is wearing a hat and a button down shirt with a vest. He has a mustache. Robbie is standing behind him, holding a guitar. He is wearing a hat and a jersey with the number "99" on it. He has a goatee. The two men are both looking up at something. They are both also wearing several rings.
Each of the images has a white border around it. The borders are thinner on the tops and bottoms and thicker on the sides. The border for 2015.132.160.2 is slightly thicker because the image is slightly smaller. The back of 2015.132.158.1 is white. There are blue ink smudges in different areas. There are inscriptions on the bottom, handwritten by Bill Adler. The back of 2015.132.158.2 has two Kodak logos repeated in gold. The logos are in diagonal lines and are upside down. There is an inscription on the back, handwritten by Bill Adler.
Place captured
London, England, Europe
Collection title
Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
black-and-white photographs
Topic
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Photography
Reggae (Music)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.132.158.1-.2
Restrictions & Rights
© Adrian Boot
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56d9323eb-eb66-4797-92c2-082bceab07f9

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