<I>Pool Baptism I</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1995
name: label: Photograph by
content: Kenneth Royster, American, born 1944
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph by Kenneth Royster of a pool baptism. The foreground of the image shows a group in a pool. Most of the individuals are wearing white button-down shirts, white pants, and black bow ties and belts in the water. There is one (1) woman, wearing white in the water on the right side. On the left is a religious figure wearing a black garment and cap. The people are facing different directions and helping to submerge individuals in the water to be baptized. In the background, a group of musicians is standing along the pool edge. They are wearing white shirts, pants, and shoes, and black ties. A few are holding trombones and there is a tuba and drum set in back. There are some spectators behind the musicians. 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: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Prayer
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: 2018.41.13
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 3/4 in. (35.6 × 34.9 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)