Photographic print of Salt-N-Pepa outside Bayside Studios: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Spinderella is on the proper right side. She is wearing a long black coat, plaid pants, and black shoes. She has short hair in a bob and she also has bangs. She has hoop earrings in and is sitting on a brick ledge. Salt is in the middle. She is standing and is facing Spinderella. She is wearing a long dark coat with white fur lining, black pants, and black shoes. She has short curly hair and earrings. Her arms are bent and raised, and her hands are slightly out to the sides. Pepa is on the proper left side. She is standing with her back against Salt's back. She is taller and has short curly hair. It is blonde. She is wearing a fur coat, black pants, and black shoes. He is also wearing earrings and several rings. Both of her legs are slightly bent and the back of her proper left foot is lifted off the ground. She is holding her coat open on both sides with both of her hands. There are cars and trees on the background and there is a small amount of snow on the ground.

There is a white border around the image. It is thinner on the top and bottom and thicker on the two sides. The back of the photograph is white. There are tears at the top where tape used to be. There are three inscriptions. There are two inscriptions handwritten by Bill Adler, wach one in a different ink. There is also an inscription in the center, handwritten in graphite.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: February 6, 1989; printed 2003
• Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
• Subject of: Salt-N-Pepa, American, founded 1985
• Subject of: Bayside Studios, American, founded 1979
• Subject of: Spinderella, American, born 1970
• Subject of: Salt, American, born 1966
• Subject of: Pepa, Jamaican American, born 1969
• 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 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 × 8 5/8 in. (33 × 21.9 cm)
• Place captured: Queens, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Fashion
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Topic: Women
• Object number: 2015.132.311
• 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.