- 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.
- Collection title
- Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- black-and-white photographs
- 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.




