<I>Chris Chin at VP Records offices, Jamaica, Queens</I>
date: label: Date
content: early 1980s; printed 2004
name: label: Photograph by
content: Beth Lesser, Canadian
label: Subject of
content: Christopher Chin, Jamaican American
label: Subject of
content: VP Records, American, founded 1979
notes: label: Description
content: A color photograph of Chris Chin at VP Records offices.
label: Description
content: Chin is pictured sitting and leaning back on a wheeled chair next to a desk. He wears a light purple sweater with "CJC" monogrammed in white on the left side, a white plaid button down shirt underneath, dark grey pants, white socks, and brown shoes. His left arm is loosely resting on his leg and his right elbow is propped on a green metal desk with his hand near his mouth. There is a green metal desk to Chin's proper right, and a raised work table behind him cluttered with shelves, papers, and other office supplies. The floor is grey and white checkered tile. Boxes and records can be seen throughout the room.
label: Description
content: On the back of the photograph is the photographer's signature and date [2004], along with inscriptions handwritten by Bill Adler identifying the subject, location, and photographer.
place: label: Place captured
content: Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Dancehall (Music)
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: 2015.132.243
objectType: label: Type
content: inkjet prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Beth Lesser
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 10 1/16 × 8 in. (25.5 × 20.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 9 3/8 × 6 1/4 in. (23.8 × 15.8 cm)