Photograph by
White, John H., American, born 1945
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
1970-1989
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 10 1/2 × 16 in. (26.7 × 40.6 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 11 × 17 in. (27.9 × 43.2 cm)
Description
A black and white photographic print of women setting up communion at church. At the bottom of this aerial photograph, two women are stand at the alter. One is carrying a stack of communion ware and the other has her hand on the open bible that's standing on the table. Both women are wearing printed floral dresses. Behind them on the right other women are laying communion linen. There is a woman standing at the pulpit wearing a floral dress. On the far left in the top right corner, group of women are handling a plastic cover. There are no inscrptions, front or back.
Place collected
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Film and Video
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Christianity
Communities
Photography
Religion
Religious rituals and ceremonies
The Black Church
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
Object number
2016.118.24
Restrictions & Rights
© John H. White
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f8d95870-33e5-4472-891a-184847fb3214

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