Liturgical dancers leap into "sanctified air" during the ceremonial groundbreaking service for the new Metropolitan Baptist Church, Largo, Maryland, 2004
- Photograph by
- Johnson, Jason Miccolo, American
- Subject of
- Metropolitan Baptist Church, American, founded 1864
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 2004; printed 2012
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 15 15/16 x 19 7/8 in. (40.5 x 50.5 cm)
- H x W (image): 12 7/16 x 18 11/16 in. (31.6 x 47.5 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of two women jumping with arms and legs outstretched. They are wearing loose fitting pants and shirts. Several men and women dressed formally are standing behind them. No inscriptions on the front or back.
- Place captured
- Largo, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Amusements
- Baptist
- Dance
- 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
- 2012.141.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jason Miccolo Johnson
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.