"Gorgon" (Ninjaman), Exodus Studio: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of Ninjaman, also known as Don Gorgon, holding a gun near a window at Exodus Studio.

Ninjaman is standing in profile on the right side of the image, holding a gun in his proper right hand and pointing it away from him, towards the left side of the image. He wears a light colored mesh tank top under a dark colored jacket. He is looking out a window with metal bars over it. There appear to be trees, tents, and furniture outside. There is an inscription on the back by Bill Adler reading ["Gorgon" (Ninjaman), Exodus Studios, Kingston, 11/17/03.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: November 17, 2003
• Photograph by: Peter Rickards, Jamaican, 1969 - 2014
• Subject of: Ninjaman, Jamaican, born 1966
• Subject of: Exodus Studio, Jamaican
• Type: black-and-white photographs
• Type: portraits
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 10 15/16 × 14 in. (27.8 × 35.5 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 10 1/8 × 13 7/16 in. (25.7 × 34.2 cm)
• Place captured: Kingston, Surrey County, Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Dancehall (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2015.132.15
• 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.