Photograph by
Boot, Adrian, British, born 1947
Date
ca. 1978
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (2015.132.163.1 Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (28 × 35.5 cm)
H x W (2015.132.163.1 Image): 9 11/16 × 13 1/8 in. (24.6 × 33.4 cm)
H x W (2015.132.163.2 Sheet): 11 × 14 1/16 in. (27.9 × 35.7 cm)
H x W (2015.132.163.2 Image): 9 7/16 × 12 13/16 in. (23.9 × 32.6 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of Trenchtown Sound System.
There is a man on the proper left side of the image. He is wearing a short sleeve collared shirt with the buttons undone and plaid pants. He is holding a microphone in his right hand and the chord in his left hand. He is wearing large headphones and is singing into the microphone. His eyes are mostly closed and he has a beard and mustache. There is a woman to his proper right side. He is holding a bottle in her left hand and her right hand is in a fist as if she is dancing. There are six (6) men in the background. There is music equipment to the right side of the singer.
Each image has a white border around it. The borders are thicker on the tops and bottoms and thinner on the sides. The border on 2015.132.163.2 is slightly thicker because the image is slightly smaller. The back of 2015.132.163.1 is white. There is an inscription going vertically down the left side in blue ink, handwritten by Bill Adler. The back of 2015.132.163.2 has two Kodak logos repeated in gold. The logos are in diagonal lines and are facing the right side of the paper.
Place captured
Kingston, Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
Collection title
Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
black-and-white photographs
Topic
Dancehall (Music)
Musicians
Photography
Reggae (Music)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.132.163.1-.2
Restrictions & Rights
© Adrian Boot
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cb7623f9-61cb-4f5f-981c-3f278ce2777f

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