- Photograph by
- Lesser, Beth, Canadian
- Subject of
- Chin, Clive, Jamaican, born 1954
- Date
- 1985; printer 2004
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
- H x W (Image): 9 3/8 × 6 3/16 in. (23.8 × 15.7 cm)
- Description
- A color photograph of Clive Chin in front of his restaurant.
- He is standing in front of the exterior window of his restaurant. He has curly hair and a mustache. He is wearing a dark blue sweater with an embroidered design of pheasants on the middle, a white collared shirt underneath, dark grey pants, and black shoes. He is standing with his hands folded in front of him. In the window behind him are red, yellow, and orange circular signs advertising the dishes served at the restaurant: [OX TAIL], [CURRY GOAT], [ACKEE & CODFISH], [COW FOOT], [BEEF SOUP], [HOT ROTI], and [GOAT HEAD SOUP].
- The back of the photograph has the photographer's signature in the bottom right corner along with the date [2004]. At the top is an inscription by Bill Adler with the title, location, and date.
- Place captured
- Queens, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- inkjet prints
- Topic
- Business
- Communities
- Cooking and dining
- Dancehall (Music)
- Foodways
- Immigration
- Photography
- Reggae (Music)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.132.244
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Beth Lesser
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




