<I>Ready to be Baptized</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1996
name: label: Photograph by
content: Kenneth Royster, American, born 1944
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph by Kenneth Royster of a man at a religious event in a tent. The unidentified man is in the center of the image, facing the camera. He is smiling slightly and wearing a loose-fitting white shirt. He has a necklace with an image of the Virgin Mary. An unidentified man and woman behind the central figure are also dressed in white. There are more people, dressed in dark colors, partially visible in the background. A support pole and the white fabric of the tent can be seen in the background. The background is slightly out of focus. There are numerical inscriptions on the reverse.
place: label: Place depicted
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Catholicism
label: Topic
content: Communities
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: 2018.41.23
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 paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 15 × 14 7/8 in. (38.1 × 37.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (matted): 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)