<I>Mother and Son</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1998
name: label: Photograph by
content: Kenneth Royster, American, born 1944
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Child or Children
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph by Kenneth Royster of individuals in a church. In the center of the image is an unidentified boy wearing a dark suit. He is standing in the central aisle and facing a woman identified as his mother. She is facing away from the camera with her back and partial left side visible. She is wearing a dark jacket and holding an unidentified object in her left hand. The pews around the two (2) people are empty. In the background of the image are various people, both sitting and standing. The columns, pointed arches, and stained glass windows of the building are visible in the background. The background is slightly out of focus. There is a numerical inscription on the reverse.
place: label: Place depicted
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Architecture
label: Topic
content: Christianity
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Motherhood
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Religious rituals and ceremonies
label: Topic
content: The Black Church
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: Praise
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kenneth Royster in honor of Prof. Samuel L. Green
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.41.1
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Kenneth Royster
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic papersilver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 14 11/16 × 14 15/16 in. (37.3 × 37.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (matted): 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)