- Photograph by
- Rickards, Peter, Jamaican, 1969 - 2014
- Subject of
- Sizzla, Jamaican, born 1976
- Date
- March 21, 2003
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (2015.132.18.1 Sheet): 14 × 10 15/16 in. (35.5 × 27.8 cm)
- H x W (2015.132.18.1 Image): 13 1/2 × 10 1/8 in. (34.3 × 25.7 cm)
- H x W (2015.132.18.2 Sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 7/8 in. (35.4 × 27.6 cm)
- H x W (2015.132.18.2 Image): 13 1/2 × 10 1/8 in. (34.3 × 25.7 cm)
- Description
- Two identical black and white photographs of Sizzla captured at Judgement Yard in the August Town neighborhood of Kingston, Jamaica.
- Sizzla is pictured sitting in a white wicker chair on a porch in front of a stucco building. He is looking directly at the camera, wearing light colored clothing and head wrap. In his proper left hand, he holds a plaque reading [Black / Supremacy / In RIGHTOUSNESS OF SALVATION / JESUS NEGUS CHRIST / EMMANUEL "I" SELASSIE "I" / JAH RASTAFARI / IN ROYAL MAJESTY SELASSIE "I" / JAHOVAH JAH RASTAFAR "I"] above a collage of photographic images. Another man sits at a lower level next to Sizzla, wearing dark colored mesh tank top and head wrap. There is a small window above him with decorative muntins in a diamond-shape. 2015.132.18.1 has a handwritten inscription by Bill Adler on the back with the title, location, date and photographer. 2015.132.18.2 has no inscriptions, front or back.
- Place captured
- August Town, Kingston, Surrey County, Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- black-and-white photographs
- portraits
- Topic
- Musicians
- Photography
- Rastafarianism
- Reggae (Music)
- Religion
- Spirituality
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.132.18.1-.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Peter L.T. Rickards and Diana A. Rickards
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




