Photograph of Salt-N-Pepa making the video for "Shake Your Thang"
date: label: Date
content: 1988
name: label: Photograph by
content: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
label: Subject of
content: Salt-N-Pepa, American, founded 1985
label: Subject of
content: Pepa, Jamaican American, born 1969
label: Subject of
content: Spinderella, American, born 1970
label: Subject of
content: Salt, American, born 1966
notes: label: Description
content: A color photograph of Salt-N-Pepa.
label: Description
content: Salt, Pepa, and Spinderella are wearing white, red, and black Salt N Pepa t-shirts, white and red hats, ripped jeans, hoop earrings, white and red socks, and white sneakers. In both images Salt and Pepa are in the front. Pepa is on the proper right and Salt is on the Proper left. Spinderella is in the center, up several steps. They are surrounded by four other dancers on several levels of the steps. The three singers and the back-up members are all mid-dance.
label: Description
content: There is a white border around the image. It is thicker on the top and bottom and thinner on the two sides. The back of the photograph has light grey text repeated upside down in diagonal lines. There are two yellow post-it notes at the top. There are also several ink smudges and two tears from where tape used to be. There is an inscription by Bill Adler at the bottom, handwritten in blue ink.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Photography
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.132.116
objectType: label: Type
content: inkjet prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Michael Benabib
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 17 × 11 in. (43.2 × 27.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Overall Image): 14 × 10 3/16 in. (35.6 × 25.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Top Image): 6 11/16 × 10 3/16 in. (17 × 25.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Bottom Image): 7 5/16 × 10 3/16 in. (18.6 × 25.8 cm)