Entering the ​“liquid grave”

Michael P. Smith, Entering the "liquid grave", 1973, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1268, © The Historic New Orleans Collection
Michael P. Smith, Entering the "liquid grave", 1973, gelatin silver print, image: 9 3⁄8 × 6 1⁄2 in. (23.8 × 16.5 cm) sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.2 × 20.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1268, © The Historic New Orleans Collection

Artwork Details

Title
Entering the ​“liquid grave”
Artist
Date
1973
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 9 3⁄8 × 6 1⁄2 in. (23.8 × 16.5 cm) sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.2 × 20.3 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
  • Cityscape — Louisiana — New Orleans
  • Ceremony — religion — baptism
  • Architecture Interior — religious — church
  • Architecture Interior — religious — Holy Family Spiritual Church
Object Number
1983.63.1268
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.63.1268

Works by this artist (3 items)

Dorothy Rutka, Eviction, 1937, aquatint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from D.C. Public Library, 1967.72.227
Eviction
Artist
Date1937
aquatint
Not on view
Dorothy Rutka, Under Bridges, ca. 1935-1943, etching on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jean Nichols, 1974.38.1
Under Bridges
Artist
Dateca. 1935-1943
etching on paper
Not on view
Dorothy Rutka, Poverty, n.d., aquatint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from D.C. Public Library, 1967.72.226
Poverty
Artist
Daten.d.
aquatint
Not on view

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