silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 16 × 10 1/2 in. (40.6 × 26.7 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 17 × 11 in. (43.2 × 27.9 cm)
H x W (Mount): 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Place collected:
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Date:
July 1994
Description:
A black and white photographic print of an adult's hand resting on a childs chest before prayer. The child is wearing a head scarf, dark-colored robe and collared shirt and is looking away from the camera. A man's hand is on the child's chest just below the chin. A child in the background is making eye contact with the camera. On the back of the photograph, the lower right corner reads [BEFORE THE BLESSING/ John H. White / July 1994]. The bottom left corner reads [PHOTOGRAPH BY / JOHN H. WHITE / COPYRIGHTED].
