Photographic print of Lee "Scratch" Perry's Black Ark Studio

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black-and-white photograph of Lee Perry's Black Ark Studio, 1978, Kingston. The studio has cement walls. The walls are covered in photographs, illustrations, graffiti, and other small objects. Many of the photographs are signed or have handwritten notes on them. There are old recording machines and studio equipment in the foreground. Each image has a white border around it. The borders are thinner on the sides and thicker on the tops and bottoms. The back of 2015.132.165.1 is white. There is an inscription at the top, handwritten by Bill Adler. The back of 2015.132.165.2 has two Kodak logos repeated in gold. The logos are in diagonal lines and are facing the left side of the paper. There are two pieces of tape at the top, one on either side. There is an inscription at the bottom, handwritten by Bill Adler.

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