Photographic print of a Bushman Sound System, Notting Hill Carnival, London: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of a Bushman Sound System at the Notting Hill Carnival, 1989.

There is a large speakers system in front of a brick wall on the proper left side of the image. It reads [BUSHMAN] across the front. There is a silhouette of Africa on it. There is text which reads [YOHANNES]. There is a man standing to the proper right side of the sound system. He is wearing a black cap, a black and white shirt with a pocket, light colored pants and black shoes. He is leaning on the sound system with his left arm and his right arm is behind his back. There are wires on the ground and a bulletin board behind the man. It is full of fliers and advertisements.

Each of the images has a white border around it. The borders are thinner on the tops and bottoms and thicker on the sides. The border for 2015.132.161.1 is slightly thinner because the image is slightly larger. The back of 2015.132.161.1 is white. There is an inscription on the bottom, handwritten by Bill Adler. The back of 2015.132.161.2 has two Kodak logos repeated in gold. The logos are in diagonal lines and are upside down.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1989
• Photograph by: Adrian Boot, British, born 1947
• Type: black-and-white photographs
• Type: portraits
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.161.1 Sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.161.1 Image): 13 1/2 × 8 15/16 in. (34.3 × 22.7 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.161.2 Sheet): 14 1/16 × 11 in. (35.7 × 27.9 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.161.2 Image): 13 1/8 × 8 7/8 in. (33.4 × 22.5 cm)
• Place captured: London, England, Europe
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Arts and music festivals
• Topic: Holidays and festivals
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Reggae (Music)
• Object number: 2015.132.161.1-.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.