Chromogenic print of Channel 1 Studio: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A color photograph of Channel 1 Studios on Maxfield Avenue in Kingston, Jamaica.

There is a tan and black building white a sign that reads [CHANNEL! / 1 / RECORDING / STUDIO / (2 phone numbers)] in white. There is a man to the proper right of the sign, leaning against a wall with a painting of two (2) records. His right arm is resting on a cane. There is the black wall on the proper right side that reads [DUB CUTTING / DONE INSIDE] in white. There are street signs, a telephone pole and wires, and old cars in the background.

Each image has a white border around it. The borders are thinner on the tops and bottom and thicker on the sides. The border on 2015.132.164.2 is thicker than the border on 2015.132.164.1. The backs of the photographs have two Kodak logos repeated in gold. The logos are in diagonal lines. On the back of 2015.132.164.2 the logos are upside down. There is an inscription on the bottom of 2015.132.164.1, handwritten by Bill Adler.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2002
• Photograph by: Adrian Boot, British, born 1947
• Subject of: Channel One Studios, Jamaican, founded 1972
• Type: chromogenic color prints
• Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.164.1 Sheet): 14 1/16 × 11 in. (35.7 × 27.9 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.164.1 Image): 13 9/16 × 9 3/4 in. (34.5 × 24.8 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.164.2 Sheet): 14 1/16 × 11 in. (35.7 × 27.9 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.164.2 Image): 13 1/8 × 9 1/4 in. (33.4 × 23.5 cm)
• Place used: Kingston, Surrey County, Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Business
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Reggae (Music)
• Object number: 2015.132.164.1-.2
• 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: © Adrian Boot Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.