Photograph by
Johnson, Jason Miccolo, American
Subject of
St. Augustine Catholic Church, American, founded 1858
Unidentified Child or Children
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
2003; printed 2012
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (sheet): 15 7/8 x 19 13/16 in. (40.3 x 50.3 cm)
H x W (image): 12 9/16 x 18 3/8 in. (31.9 x 46.7 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of children performing the Christmas Nativity on a church altar. A woman is directing several children on the left side of the photograph. A girl with a shawl around her head and holding a baby or doll is sitting at center. To her right stands a boy with a hood around his head and a blanket around his shoulders. Several children are kneeling behind them on the right side of the photograph. A girl standing at a podium with a microphone is in the background on the left side of the print. No inscriptions on the front or back.
Place captured
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Catholicism
Children
Holidays and festivals
Local and regional
Photography
Religion
The Black Church
Worship services
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2012.141.37
Restrictions & Rights
© Jason Miccolo Johnson
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53f119349-113f-40cf-b34e-01e0d642f1df

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