Photograph of Sylvia Robinson at her desk, Sugar Hill Records, Englewood, NJ
date: label: Date
content: 1982; printed 2004
name: label: Photograph by
content: Val Wilmer, British
label: Subject of
content: Sylvia Robinson, American, 1936 - 2011
label: Subject of
content: Sugar Hill Records, American, 1979 - late 1980s
notes: label: Description
content: 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: label: Place captured
content: Englewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Communication
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2015.132.428
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Val Wilmer
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 (Sheet): 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)