- Photograph by
- White, John H., American, born 1945
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- July 1994
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 16 × 10 1/2 in. (40.6 × 26.7 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 17 × 11 in. (43.2 × 27.9 cm)
- H x W (Mount): 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photographic print of an adult's hand resting on a childs chest before prayer. The child is wearing a head scarf, dark-colored robe and collared shirt and is looking away from the camera. A man's hand is on the child's chest just below the chin. A child in the background is making eye contact with the camera. On the back of the photograph, the lower right corner reads [BEFORE THE BLESSING/ John H. White / July 1994]. The bottom left corner reads [PHOTOGRAPH BY / JOHN H. WHITE / COPYRIGHTED].
- Place collected
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Christianity
- Photography
- Prayer
- Religion
- 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
- 2016.118.28
- Restrictions & Rights
- © John H. White
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




