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Photographic print of Spinderella at Salt'n'Pepa's "Start Me Up" video shoot

Object Details

Description
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].
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Photograph by
Al Pereira, American, born 1963
Subject of
Spinderella, American, born 1970
Salt-N-Pepa, American, founded 1985
Date
July 8, 1992
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
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)
H x W (Image): 13 × 8 5/8 in. (33 × 21.9 cm)
Type
gelatin silver prints
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