Created by:

Joe Schwartz, American, 1913 - 2013  Search this

Subject of:

Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Image): 10 3/8 x 13 1/4 in. (26.4 x 33.6 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 11 x 14 in. (28 x 35.5 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted:

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1940s

Caption:

People's Voice - Abyssinian Baptist Church Gospel Singers, From Harlem New York City to Kingsboro Housing Project, 1940's

Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 111.

Description:

A black-and-white photograph of two women from the Abyssinian Baptist Church standing outside in front of a microphone. The woman on the right holds two pieces of paper, on the backs of which is the same advertisement for the People's Voice.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Baptist  Search this

Photography  Search this

Religion  Search this

The Black Church  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family

Object number:

2010.74.93

Restrictions & Rights:

© Joe Schwartz

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ae3deeef-5810-43ed-a8be-a1c204b24b8a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.74.93