Photograph of Queen Latifah on the set of "Fly Girl" video shoot: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of Queen Latifah on the set of "Fly Girl" video shoot: Date: June 23,1991; printed 2003. Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963. Subject of: Queen Latifah, American, born 1970.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white photograph of Queen Latifah from the "Fly Girl" video shoot. Latifah is featured center frame, in the background, looking straight at the camera. She is wearing a patterned jacket and tall hat. In the foreground, the profile of an individual holding a production clapboard is visible, but in shadow. On the back are inscriptions by Bill Adler identifying the photographer, subject, location, and date.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: June 23,1991; printed 2003
- Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
- Subject of: Queen Latifah, American, born 1970
- Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men
- Printed by: Bill Adler, American, born 1951
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 × 10 15/16 in. (35.2 × 27.8 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 12 15/16 × 8 5/8 in. (32.9 × 21.9 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Actors
- Topic: Fashion
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2015.132.303
- 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: © Al Pereira Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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