<I>Evangelist</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1997
name: label: Photograph by
content: Kenneth Royster, American, born 1944
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Refuge Way of the Cross Church Inc., American, founded 1958
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph by Kenneth Royster of an evangelist. The unidentified man is standing out front of a church in Baltimore. Behind him is a sign which reads [Refuge Way of the Cro[ss] / Church of Christ] with information about the Order of Services at the bottom. The man is standing on the sidewalk wearing a white button-down shirt with a black tie and tan pants. His left hand is pointed to the ground behind him. He is speaking into a microphone. There is a metal folding chair with an open book and microphone box resting on the seat. A car in parked on the street. Two (2) houses are visible across the street with two (2) individuals standing on the steps to the house on the right. There are numerical inscriptions on the reverse.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Baltimore, Maryland, 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: Preaching
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: 2018.41.20
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 7/8 × 14 7/8 in. (37.8 × 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)