Photograph of Cutty Ranks at Penthouse Studios
date: label: Date
content: 1992
name: label: Photograph by
content: Brian Jahn, American, born 1961
label: Subject of
content: Cutty Ranks, Jamaican, born 1965
label: Subject of
content: Penthouse Records, Jamaican, founded 1988
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of Cutty Ranks at Penthouse Studios.
label: Description
content: Cutty Ranks is pictured on the proper left side of the image, sitting on a ledge open to a cloudy night sky with cars, buildings, and people visible in the darkness. Cutty Ranks' proper left leg is on the floor and his proper right leg is up and leaning on the ledge. His hands are crossed one on top of the other in front of his lap. He is wearing a shirt with three fleur de lis designs down the middle and stripes on the sides and sleeves. He wears large rings on several fingers and a watch on his proper left wrist.
label: Description
content: On the back of the print is an inscription handwritten by Bill Adler identifying the subject, location, date, and photographer.
place: label: Place captured
content: Kingston, Surrey County, Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Dancehall (Music)
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Photography
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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: 2015.132.232
objectType: label: Type
content: inkjet prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Brian Jahn
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 7/8 × 13 15/16 in. (27.7 × 35.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 8 3/4 × 13 1/16 in. (22.3 × 33.2 cm)