Copy work print of a photograph of Randy's Record Store and Studio 17: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A copywork print of an original photograph of Randy's Record Store and Studio 17.

The photograph was taken from a lower angle, looking up at the building. Horizontally across the top of the building is a red and black sign with white text which reads [Randy's RECORDING / STUDIO 17]. The word [Randy's] is painted in light blue near the bottom of the image. There are several power lines and wires crossing in front of the building. The sky appears to be a dark blue or black. There is a narrow border running along the bottom edge of the original image. A handwritten inscription by Bill Adler identifies the subject, location and date.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1962
• Photograph by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Randy's Record Mart, Jamaican, 1958 - 1979
• Subject of: Randy's Studio 17, Jamaican
• Type: chromogenic color prints
• Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 7 15/16 × 10 1/16 in. (20.2 × 25.5 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 7 9/16 × 9 9/16 in. (19.2 × 24.3 cm)
• Place depicted: Kingston, Surrey, Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Business
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Reggae (Music)
• Object number: 2015.132.9
• 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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