Buju Banton, Calabar Football Field: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A color photograph of Buju Banton captured at Calabar Football Field in Kingston, Jamaica.

The image was taken from a lower angle, looking up at Buju Banton. He is standing on the right side of the image. He wears a bluish-green shirt with yellow details and red claw marks on the left side. He is also wearing a necklace. He holds his hands up in the air by his shoulders and his face is turned slightly to look directly at the camera. In the background are trees, mountains, clouds and sky. There is an inscription on the back by Bill Adler identifying the subject, location, date and photographer.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: February 26, 2004
• Photograph by: Peter Rickards, Jamaican, 1969 - 2014
• Subject of: Buju Banton, Jamaican, born 1973
• Type: chromogenic color prints
• Type: portraits
• Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 14 1/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.7 × 27.8 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 9/16 × 10 3/16 in. (34.5 × 25.8 cm)
• Place captured: Calabar, Cross River, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Dancehall (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2015.132.14
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Peter L.T. Rickards and Diana A. Rickards Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.