<I>The Baptism I</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1997
name: label: Photograph by
content: Kenneth Royster, American, born 1944
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph by Kenneth Royster of a river baptism. The image shows three (3) unidentified men in the center. They are all wearing white and standing in waist-deep water. The figure in the middle is turned away from the camera, looking down. There is one (1) man on either side of him and each have a hand on his back. They are partially in profile and are leaning toward the central figure. In the background, the shoreline and trees are visible. 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: 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: 2018.41.3
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 15/16 in. (38.1 × 37.9 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)