<I>Post Baptismal Picnic</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1995
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 picnic. The center of the image shows a table, viewed from the corner, with food and containers. There is a loaf of bread, a watermelon, and various plates and bottles. A circular beverage cooler with a white top and handles is in the back center. A woman in a white hat is filling a cup from the cooler. There is a striped gift bag on the table on the right side. Other individuals are seated around the table and another man is standing in the background. The edge of the negative is partially visible around the image. 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: Christianity
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Cooking and dining
label: Topic
content: Foodways
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Religious rituals and ceremonies
label: Topic
content: Social life and customs
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: 2018.41.9
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): 14 13/16 × 13 5/8 in. (37.6 × 34.6 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)