Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Chin, Vincent G., Jamaican, 1937 - 2003
Small, Millie, Jamaican, born 1946
Randy's Record Mart, Jamaican, 1958 - 1979
Date
1964; printed later
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (2015.132.4.1 Sheet): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
H x W (2015.132.4.1 Image): 7 9/16 × 9 9/16 in. (19.2 × 24.3 cm)
H x W (2015.132.4.2 Sheet): 7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.2 × 25.3 cm)
H x W (2015.132.4.2 Image): 7 9/16 × 9 9/16 in. (19.2 × 24.3 cm)
Description
2015.132.4.1-.2: Two identical black-and-white inkjet photographs of Millie Small during a visit with Vincent "Randy" Chin at Randy's Records, in 1964, when her song "My Boy Lollipop" was a hit. The image depicts three individuals: Millie Small, Vincent Chin and an unidentified woman. Small is seated behind the record store counter on the right of the photograph, looking to the left at a copy of a record album, My Boy Lollipop by Millie Small, held by an unidentified woman wearing a white shirt. Vincent Chin stands between the two women with an arm over each of their shoulders. He is looking directly at the camera and is wearing a dark plaid shirt and dark pants. On the wall behind him are two shelves with dividers that hold records. Above the shelves is a black wire rack, a rack of sunglasses, and a box-shaped object that has the text [ROLA / LOUDSPEAKER] printed on the side. There are no inscriptions on the front of the images. On the back are inscriptions written by Bill Adler with the subject, and date.
Place captured
Kingston, Surrey, Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
Collection title
Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Business
Musicians
Photography
Popular music
Reggae (Music)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.132.4.1-.2
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5994c570d-cf38-4f42-8b07-a5a5855286e2

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