Photograph by
Johnson, Jason Miccolo, American
Subject of
Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1856
Rev. Dr. Browning, Grainger Jr., American
Rev. Dr. Browning, Jo Ann, American
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
1997; 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 7/16 x 18 3/4 in. (31.6 x 47.6 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of services at Ebenezer AME Church taken from an elevated vantage point. Two video screens are on either side of a pipe organ in the background. A choir is in front of the pipe organ and a band is in front of the choir. At the center of the photograph is the churches alter with several people standing and sitting on it. At the center of the alter is Rev. Dr. Grainger Browning, Jr. He is kneeling before a chair with his back towards the congregation and camera. Several rows of pews with churchgoers sitting in them are in the foreground. No inscriptions on the front or back.
Place captured
Fort Washington, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
African Methodist Episcopal
Local and regional
Methodist
Musicians
Photography
Prayer
Religion
Singers (Musicians)
The Black Church
Worship services
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2012.141.5
Restrictions & Rights
© Jason Miccolo Johnson
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd503e72d57-3c12-4c1f-87b0-81e0939af252

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