silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 14 9/16 × 14 15/16 in. (37 × 37.9 cm)
H x W (sheet): 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
H x W (matted): 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Place depicted:
United States, North and Central America
Date:
1997
Description:
A black-and-white photograph by Kenneth Royster of an usher with a fan. The unidentified woman is facing away from the camera. She is wearing a white collared dress and a metal watch. She is standing in front of a white folding chair. Her proper right hand is resting behind her back and holding a paper fan. The fan has a wood handle and a rectangular fan head with a slight curve in the middle. The fan has an image of Jesus on a doorstep. Text at the bottom reads [CHRIST KNOCKING / AT THE DOOR]. There is a wood barrier to the left of the woman. There are other individuals, also dressed in white, visible next to the usher and in the background. The group is standing inside a tent. There is a numerical inscription on the reverse.
