Photographic print of Lee "Scratch" Perry's Black Ark Studio
date: label: Date
content: 1978
name: label: Photograph by
content: Adrian Boot, British, born 1947
label: Subject of
content: Lee Perry, Jamaican, 1936 - 2021
label: Subject of
content: Black Ark Studios, Jamaican, founded 1973
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of Lee Perry's Black Ark Studio, 1978, Kingston.
label: Description
content: The studio has cement walls. The walls are covered in photographs, illustrations, graffiti, and other small objects. Many of the photographs are signed or have handwritten notes on them. There are old recording machines and studio equipment in the foreground.
label: Description
content: Each image has a white border around it. The borders are thinner on the sides and thicker on the tops and bottoms. The back of 2015.132.165.1 is white. There is an inscription at the top, handwritten by Bill Adler. The back of 2015.132.165.2 has two Kodak logos repeated in gold. The logos are in diagonal lines and are facing the left side of the paper. There are two pieces of tape at the top, one on either side. There is an inscription at the bottom, handwritten by Bill Adler.
place: label: Place captured
content: Kingston, Surrey County, Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Reggae (Music)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.132.165.1-.2
objectType: label: Type
content: black-and-white photographs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Adrian Boot
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2015.132.165.1 Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2015.132.165.1 Image): 9 1/2 × 13 1/2 in. (24.2 × 34.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2015.132.165.2 Sheet): 11 × 14 1/16 in. (27.9 × 35.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2015.132.165.2 Image): 9 9/16 × 13 9/16 in. (24.3 × 34.5 cm)