Clive Chin in front of his restaurant, Queens, NY, 1985: Museum Object and Cultural History
Clive Chin in front of his restaurant, Queens, NY, 1985: Date: 1985; printer 2004. Photograph by: Beth Lesser, Canadian. Subject of: Clive Chin, Jamaican, born 1954.
The object in the museum catalogue
A color photograph of Clive Chin in front of his restaurant.
He is standing in front of the exterior window of his restaurant. He has curly hair and a mustache. He is wearing a dark blue sweater with an embroidered design of pheasants on the middle, a white collared shirt underneath, dark grey pants, and black shoes. He is standing with his hands folded in front of him. In the window behind him are red, yellow, and orange circular signs advertising the dishes served at the restaurant: [OX TAIL], [CURRY GOAT], [ACKEE & CODFISH], [COW FOOT], [BEEF SOUP], [HOT ROTI], and [GOAT HEAD SOUP].
The back of the photograph has the photographer's signature in the bottom right corner along with the date [2004]. At the top is an inscription by Bill Adler with the title, location, and date.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1985; printer 2004
- Photograph by: Beth Lesser, Canadian
- Subject of: Clive Chin, Jamaican, born 1954
- Type: inkjet prints
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 9 3/8 × 6 3/16 in. (23.8 × 15.7 cm)
- Place captured: Queens, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Business
- Topic: Communities
- Topic: Cooking and dining
- Topic: Dancehall (Music)
- Topic: Foodways
- Topic: Immigration
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2015.132.244
- 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: © Beth Lesser Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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