Photographic print of Spinderella at Salt'n'Pepa's "Start Me Up" video shoot: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of Spinderella captured at the shoot for Salt 'n' Pepa's "Start Me Up" video.

Spinderella is captured standing in front of a wood paneled wall. She faces the left side, but is looking at the camera and smiling brightly. She wears a light colored denim shirt that is unbuttoned to reveal a black bra and her pregnant belly. She is pointing to the belly with both hands. On the verso is an inscription by Bill Adler that reads [Spinderella by Al Pereira, 7/8/92 @ video shoot for Salt 'n' Pepa's "Start Me Up," Brookly Navy Yard].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: July 8, 1992
• Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
• Subject of: Spinderella, American, born 1970
• Subject of: Salt-N-Pepa, American, founded 1985
• 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: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Gesture
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Motherhood
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2015.132.315
• 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.