Sizzla at Judgement Yard, August Town: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Two identical black and white photographs of Sizzla captured at Judgement Yard in the August Town neighborhood of Kingston, Jamaica.

Sizzla is pictured sitting in a white wicker chair on a porch in front of a stucco building. He is looking directly at the camera, wearing light colored clothing and head wrap. In his proper left hand, he holds a plaque reading [Black / Supremacy / In RIGHTOUSNESS OF SALVATION / JESUS NEGUS CHRIST / EMMANUEL "I" SELASSIE "I" / JAH RASTAFARI / IN ROYAL MAJESTY SELASSIE "I" / JAHOVAH JAH RASTAFAR "I"] above a collage of photographic images. Another man sits at a lower level next to Sizzla, wearing dark colored mesh tank top and head wrap. There is a small window above him with decorative muntins in a diamond-shape. 2015.132.18.1 has a handwritten inscription by Bill Adler on the back with the title, location, date and photographer. 2015.132.18.2 has no inscriptions, front or back.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: March 21, 2003
• Photograph by: Peter Rickards, Jamaican, 1969 - 2014
• Subject of: Sizzla, Jamaican, born 1976
• Type: black-and-white photographs
• Type: portraits
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.18.1 Sheet): 14 × 10 15/16 in. (35.5 × 27.8 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.18.1 Image): 13 1/2 × 10 1/8 in. (34.3 × 25.7 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.18.2 Sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 7/8 in. (35.4 × 27.6 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2015.132.18.2 Image): 13 1/2 × 10 1/8 in. (34.3 × 25.7 cm)
• Place captured: August Town, Kingston, Surrey County, Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rastafarianism
• Topic: Reggae (Music)
• Topic: Religion
• Topic: Spirituality
• Object number: 2015.132.18.1-.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

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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.