Father Nicholai, pastor of a modest Russian Orthodox church which was formerly an Orthodox synagogue in Butchers Hill

Elinor Cahn, Father Nicholai, pastor of a modest Russian Orthodox church which was formerly an Orthodox synagogue in Butchers Hill, 1978, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project, 2020.68.17
Copied Elinor Cahn, Father Nicholai, pastor of a modest Russian Orthodox church which was formerly an Orthodox synagogue in Butchers Hill, 1978, gelatin silver print, sheet: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm) image: 10 1⁄4 in. × 10 in. (26 × 25.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project, 2020.68.17

Artwork Details

Title
Father Nicholai, pastor of a modest Russian Orthodox church which was formerly an Orthodox synagogue in Butchers Hill
Artist
Date
1978
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm) image: 10 1⁄4 in. × 10 in. (26 × 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the East Baltimore Documentary Photography Project
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male
  • Occupation — religion — clergy
  • Object — art object — painting
  • Architecture Interior — religious — church
  • Object — other — candlestick
Object Number
2020.68.17

Exhibitions

Media - 1983.63.998 - SAAM-1983.63.998_1 - 55235
Welcome Home: A Portrait of East Baltimore, 1975 – 1980
July 16, 2021–January 23, 2022
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Welcome Home: A Portrait of East Baltimore, 1975-1980 captures a cross-section of East Baltimore residents and businesses in the 1970s, documenting the community’s history and diversity.