- Photograph by
- Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1948 - 1970s
- Medium
- photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a woman and three men in a biblical scene. Two of the men frame the other man and the woman in the center. The two men are wearing light robes covering their body and head, just showing the hands and faces. The one on the left has his hands in a giving pose and the one on the right is holding a large stick. The man in the center is wearing a plaid blanket draped across his shoulder. The woman is sitting on a bench below him and is wearing a blanket. She is holding a gathering of cloth on her lap to represent a baby.
- Place made
- Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Christianity
- Photography
- Religion
- The Black Church
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Schwartz and Shawn Wilson
- Object number
- 2012.137.7.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




