- Photograph by
- Royster, Kenneth, American, born 1944
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1997
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 15 × 14 15/16 in. (38.1 × 37.9 cm)
- H x W (image): 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
- H x W (matted): 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph by Kenneth Royster of musicians. There are three (3) musicians performing in the image. Two (2) women are in the foreground, both wearing white. The woman on the left is singing into a microphone and has her arms raised. The woman on the right, wearing sunglasses and a headscarf, has one hand raised and is holding a single, large maraca in her right hand. Behind the women is a man in a baseball cap playing a keyboard. Parked cars and a tree line are visible in the background. There is a numerical inscription on the reverse.
- Place depicted
- United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Praise
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Christianity
- Communities
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Music
- Musicians
- Photography
- Prayer
- Religion
- Religious rituals and ceremonies
- Singers (Musicians)
- The Black Church
- Worship services
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kenneth Royster in honor of Prof. Samuel L. Green
- Object number
- 2018.41.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Kenneth Royster
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




