Photograph of Tiger performing at Reggae Sunsplash: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of Tiger performing at Reggae Sunsplash: Date: 1994. Photograph by: Brian Jahn, American, born 1961. Subject of: Tiger, Jamaican, born 1960.
The object in the museum catalogue
A color photograph of Tiger performing at Reggae Sunsplash at Jamworld Entertainment Center, Portmore, Jamaica.
The image is a close-up portrait, featuring Tiger from the shoulders up, singing into a microphone held up to his mouth in his proper left hand. He wears a black button-down shirt, black sunglasses, and several large gold chain necklaces, with a gold watch on his proper left wrist.
On the back of the photograph is an inscription handwritten by Bill Adler identifying the subject, location, date, and photographer.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1994
- Photograph by: Brian Jahn, American, born 1961
- Subject of: Tiger, Jamaican, born 1960
- Subject of: Reggae Sunsplash, Jamaican, founded 1978
- Type: inkjet prints
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 14 1/8 × 11 in. (35.8 × 27.9 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 9/16 × 9 1/8 in. (34.5 × 23.1 cm)
- Place captured: Portmore, Middlesex County, Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Dancehall (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Reggae (Music)
- Object number: 2015.132.233
- 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: © Brian Jahn Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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