Chris Chin at VP Records offices, Jamaica, Queens: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

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.

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.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: early 1980s; printed 2004
• Photograph by: Beth Lesser, Canadian
• Subject of: Christopher Chin, Jamaican American
• Subject of: VP Records, American, founded 1979
• Type: inkjet prints
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 10 1/16 × 8 in. (25.5 × 20.3 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 9 3/8 × 6 1/4 in. (23.8 × 15.8 cm)
• Place captured: Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Business
• Topic: Dancehall (Music)
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Reggae (Music)
• Object number: 2015.132.243
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

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: © Beth Lesser Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.