- Photograph by
- Eli Reed, American, born 1946
- Subject of
- Anderson, Merrill, Diné (Navajo)
- Owned by
- Corcoran Gallery of Art, American, 1890 - 2014
- Date
- 1999
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph Merrill Anderson by Eli Reed. Anderson is shown close up and in profile with the proper left side of his face visible. He is looking out of frame, not smiling. He is wearing a light-colored hooded sweat shirt with the hood up. Another dark piece of fabric is resting on top with the rim of the hood visible underneath. A figurine of a nun is in the foreground, with the top half shown. The nun is wearing a black and white religious habit which mirrors Anderson’s clothing. The figurine is wearing a cross necklace and holding and unidentified object, mostly out of frame. There is a blank white wall in the background. The photograph is matted and the reverse is not visible.
- Place depicted
- San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Corcoran Gallery Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Art
- Catholicism
- Housing
- Photography
- Poverty
- Religion
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Gift of Eli Reed)
- Object number
- 2018.76.119
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Eli Reed/Magum Photos
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




