- Photograph by
- Royster, Kenneth, American, born 1944
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1997
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 15 × 14 7/8 in. (38.1 × 37.8 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 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 a religious event in a tent. There are three (3) men in the foreground, each wearing white. The man on the left is partially in profile. The man in the center is wearing a white garment and a religious necklace. He is looking to the right of the camera. His hands are wrapped around the wrist of the last man on the right. This man is wearing a shirt and tie under a white baptismal robe. He is wearing glasses and holding a towel in one hand. There are unidentified individuals in the background. The people are standing inside of a white tent. There are numerical inscriptions 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
- 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 Kenneth Royster in honor of Prof. Samuel L. Green
- Object number
- 2018.41.21
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Kenneth Royster
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




