Created by
Simmons, John, American, born 1950
Date
2012
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 10 1/2 × 14 in. (26.7 × 35.6 cm)
H x W (sheet): 13 × 19 in. (33 × 48.3 cm)
Description
A black-and-white gelatin silver photograph titled “Ifa Blessing” by John Simmons. The photograph captures an Ifa divination rite over a body of water located at the left foreground, surrounded by small boulders and tall trees. Several people dressed in white are sitting or standing against the rocks. The rite is likely led by the most foreground person on the right. The figure's proper right arm is raised in the air as everyone in the background looks in the direction of the figure.
The photographer signed the print in the front, lower right corner in black ink [John Simmons, ASC] with the title, location, and date in lower left corner in black ink [Ifa Blessing – CA 2012].
Place captured
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Communities
Nature
Photography
Religion
Religious rituals and ceremonies
Urban life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Estate of Carroll Parrott Blue
Object number
2023.39.42
Restrictions & Rights
© John Simmons
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd593d9d6d7-364b-46b1-a95d-1abb97306279

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