A moment of silent prayer
- Photograph by
- Moutoussamy-Ashe, Jeanne, American, born 1951
- Printed by
- ModernAge Photographic Services, American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1979; printed 2007
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 19 7/16 × 13 in. (49.4 × 33 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 23 7/8 × 20 in. (60.6 × 50.8 cm)
- Description
- This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of an elderly man praying. His head is bowed and resting on his right hand. he is wearing a pinstripe suit jacket and a white striped dress shirt. The collar of the shirt is visible under the suit jacket. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
- Place captured
- Daufuskie Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Daufuskie Island
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- digital prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Generously donated by Bank of America Corporation
- Object number
- 2014.310.46
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.