- Photograph by
- Wilmer, Val, British
- Subject of
- Sylvia Robinson, American, 1936 - 2011
- Sugar Hill Records, American, 1979 - late 1980s
- Date
- 1982; printed 2004
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Sylvia Robinson at her desk at Sugar Hill Records in Englewood, New Jersey. Robinson stands behind the desk, holding the phone up to her ear and with a pen or pencil held up to her mouth. The desk in front of her is covered in papers and office equipment. Behind her, light filters through checked curtains. An inscription on the verso identifies the subject, date, and location along with a copyright notice and the photographer's signature.
- Place captured
- Englewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Business
- Communication
- Hip-hop (Music)
- Musicians
- Photography
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.132.428
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Val Wilmer
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




