The first elected female bishop in the history of the AME Church, Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie preaches a soul-stirring sermon at Bethel AME Church, Baltimore, Maryland, 2005
- 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.




