Church Singer: Museum Object and Cultural History
Church Singer: Date: ca. 1937-1940. Photograph by: Aaron Siskind, American, 1903 - 1991. Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women.
The object in the museum catalogue
Black and white gelatin silver photographic print of a several seated women shown in a row at church. In the center, a woman in light-colored dress and shoes holds a baby on her lap.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1937-1940
- Photograph by: Aaron Siskind, American, 1903 - 1991
- Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women
- Subject of: Unidentified Child or Children
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Christianity
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Religion
- Topic: The Black Church
- Topic: Worship services
- Object number: 2011.165.35
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Howard and Ellen Greenberg
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Courtesy The Aaron Siskind Foundation Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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