Communion Service, Holy Family S.C., ​“praying over the body”

Michael P. Smith, Communion Service, Holy Family S.C., "praying over the body", 1973, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1267, © The Historic New Orleans Collection
Michael P. Smith, Communion Service, Holy Family S.C., "praying over the body", 1973, gelatin silver print, image: 6 1⁄2 × 9 3⁄8 in. (16.5 × 23.8 cm) sheet: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1267, © The Historic New Orleans Collection

Artwork Details

Title
Communion Service, Holy Family S.C., ​“praying over the body”
Artist
Date
1973
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 6 1⁄2 × 9 3⁄8 in. (16.5 × 23.8 cm) sheet: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Copyright
© The Historic New Orleans Collection
Credit Line
Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • African American
  • Ceremony — religion
  • Architecture Interior — religious — church
  • Object — other — linens
Object Number
1983.63.1267
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.63.1267

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James Surls, Black and White Tipped Flower, 1982, burnt white oak, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase and gift in honor of Adelyn Dohme Breeskin from her friends, 1986.52
Black and White Tipped Flower
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Date1982
burnt white oak
On view
James Surls, Sea Flower, drawing, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1977.47.77
Sea Flower
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James Surls, Me, the Axe, and the Wand, 1982, pine, mahogany, oak, hickory and rattan, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Barbara and Donald Zale in honor of George and Julie Tobolowsky and James and Charmaine Surls, 2005.27A-D, © 1982, James Surls
Me, the Axe, and the Wand
Artist
Date1982
pine, mahogany, oak, hickory and rattan
Not on view
James Surls, Sea Flower, 1978, pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program, 1977.47.76
Sea Flower
Artist
Date1978
pencil on paper
Not on view

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