- Photograph by
- Royster, Kenneth, American, born 1944
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- 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 (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 river baptism. The image shows three (3) unidentified men in the center. They are all wearing white and standing in waist-deep water. The figure in the middle is turned away from the camera, looking down. There is one (1) man on either side of him and each have a hand on his back. They are partially in profile and are leaning toward the central figure. In the background, the shoreline and trees are visible. 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
- 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
- 2018.41.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Kenneth Royster
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




