Photographic print of Salt-N-Pepa recording at Bayside Studios: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photographic print of Salt-N-Pepa recording at Bayside Studios: Date: February 6, 1989. Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963. Subject of: Salt-N-Pepa, American, founded 1985.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black and white photograph of Salt-N-Pepa recording at Bayside Studios in Queens, New York.
The three women are pictured standing inside the studio, singing into a microphone mounted from the right side of the photograph. Left to right is Spinderella, Salt, and Pepa. Spinderella wears a dark shirt with light colored check pants and has the thumb of her proper right hand tucked into her pants pocket.Salt is in the middle wearing an oversized sweater with [9] on the front and dark jeans. Her proper left hand is held in a loose fist in front of her. Pepa is on the right wearing a multicolored sweater and dark pants. Her knees are bent slightly and her proper left hand is in a fist on her thigh. They are in an interior room with wood paneled walls behind them and a ceiling with acoustic tiles above them. On the verso is an inscription by Bill Adler reading [Salt 'N' Pepa by/Al Pereira @ Bayside Studios, Bayside, Queens, 2-6-89].
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: February 6, 1989
- Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
- Subject of: Salt-N-Pepa, American, founded 1985
- Subject of: Spinderella, American, born 1970
- Subject of: Salt, American, born 1966
- Subject of: Pepa, Jamaican American, born 1969
- 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: Hip-hop (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2015.132.310
- 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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