Photographic print of Queen Latifah on the set of the "Fly Girl" video: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

She is facing the proper left side of the image and singing into a microphone on a stand held by her proper left hand. She is wearing a light-colored shirt, a patterned, multi-colored woven jacket, and a tall, cylindrical hat in a matching fabric. She is wearing a ring on her proper left hand and she has large drop earrings in a starburst design. The background is out of focus, but a plane of grey is visible against a white wall.

The print has a white border around the image. On the back of the print are inscriptions handwritten by Bill Adler in two different inks identifying the subject, photographer, location and date. There is also an inscription in the center, handwritten in graphite.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: June 23, 1991
• Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
• Subject of: Queen Latifah, American, born 1970
• 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)
• Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Fashion
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Topic: Women
• Object number: 2015.132.302
• 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: © Al Pereira Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.