Created by:

Rev. Henry Clay Anderson, American, 1911 - 1998  Search this

Subject of:

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this

Unidentified Child or Children  Search this

Medium:

photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Sheet): 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place made:

Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1948 - 1970s

Description:

A black-and-white group portrait of a large choir posed outside of a building. The choir is mostly comprised of women, in dark robes in the center, and children in white robes. A man in a suit stands just to the left of the group.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Children  Search this

Christianity  Search this

Photography  Search this

Religion  Search this

The Black Church  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Schwartz and Shawn Wilson

Object number:

2012.137.3.15

Restrictions & Rights:

© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f8bedf2b-e465-4f5f-8a3b-e403262739aa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.137.3.15