"Where in the world is Desmond Ballentine?": Museum Object and Cultural History
"Where in the world is Desmond Ballentine?": Date: November 16, 2003. Photograph by: Peter Rickards, Jamaican, 1969 - 2014. Subject of: Ninjaman, Jamaican, born 1966.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black and white photograph of Ninjaman (Desmond Ballentine), holding an orange Monopoly game "Get Out of Jail Free" card, captured in the St. Mary parish of Jamaica.
Ninjaman is pictured from the shoulders up. He is shirtless and outside, with foliage around him. He looks directly at the camera and holds up an orange Monopoly card reading [Community Chest / GET OUT / OF JAIL FREE]. The card is the only part of the image in color. Ninjaman holds the card in his proper left hand, and he wears a large diamond encrusted ring on his fourth finger. Trees and a short brick wall are visible in the background. A handwritten inscription on the back by Bill Adler identifies the subject, location, date and photographer.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: November 16, 2003
- Photograph by: Peter Rickards, Jamaican, 1969 - 2014
- Subject of: Ninjaman, Jamaican, born 1966
- Type: black-and-white photographs
- Type: portraits
- Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 1/2 × 9 15/16 in. (34.3 × 25.3 cm)
- Place captured: Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Dancehall (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2015.132.16
- 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.
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