<I>Watching the Baptism</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1995
name: label: Photograph by
content: Kenneth Royster, American, born 1944
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph by Kenneth Royster titled “Watching the Baptism”. In the center of the image, an unidentified woman is seated in a lawn chair. She is wearing a plain white dress and wearing a watch and multiple rings. In her proper right hand, she holds a tambourine. She is wearing sunglasses and a white hat and is looking to the left of the camera. There is a bag with a geometric pattern and a white shirt on the grass next to the chair. There are trees visible 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: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Musicians
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: 2018.41.8
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 1/4 × 14 in. (36.2 × 35.6 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)