Festa De João Baptista, Brockton: Museum Object and Cultural History
Festa De João Baptista, Brockton: Date: 1986-1990. Created by: Beverly Conley, American, born 1944. Type: gelatin silver prints.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white photograph of an outdoor celebration depicting a woman reacting with outstretched hands while facing a man who is playing a drum. Another man, also carrying a drum, stands in a group of people just behind them.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1986-1990
- Created by: Beverly Conley, American, born 1944
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in. (20.2 x 25.2 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 6 3/16 x 9 3/16 in. (15.7 x 23.3 cm)
- Place depicted: Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place: Cape Verde, West Africa, Africa
- Topic: African American
- Topic: African diaspora
- Topic: Catholicism
- Topic: Communities
- Topic: Holidays and festivals
- Topic: Immigration
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Music
- Object number: 2012.61.3
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Beverly Conley
- 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: © Beverly Conley Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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