Photograph by
Johnson, Jason Miccolo, American
Subject of
Bishop Murphy McKenzie, Vashti, American, born 1947
Bethel AME Church - Baltimore, American, founded 1785
Date
2005; printed 2012
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (sheet): 15 7/8 x 19 15/16 in. (40.3 x 50.6 cm)
H x W (image): 12 1/4 x 18 5/8 in. (31.1 x 47.3 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie speaking from an altar to a large congregation of people. She is standing to the side of a podium on the right side of the photograph. She is holding a microphone with her left hand while her right hand rests on her hip. Additional people stand behind her on the podium. At the center and left side of the photograph several churchgoers are standing. Several people are clapping and waving their hands in the crowd. No inscriptions on the front or back.
Place captured
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
African Methodist Episcopal
Local and regional
Methodist
Photography
Preaching
Religion
The Black Church
Women
Worship services
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2012.141.25
Restrictions & Rights
© Jason Miccolo Johnson
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fe7f2ade-a879-4aa3-a61b-102a335dd18c

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