- 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 × 15 in. (38.1 × 38.1 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 people at a religious event. The woman in the center of the image is standing, facing the camera. She is wearing a white garment and bathing cap and is wrapped in a large towel. Another woman in standing behind the central figure, with the top half of her head and white headband visible. On the back left a man in standing in a white button-down shirt and black pants, tie, and suspenders. A tent with tie downs, chairs, and boxes are visible in the background. 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
- 2018.41.22
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Kenneth Royster
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




