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
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
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2020.68.17

Works by this artist (3 items)

Virginia Dotson, Shadow Play #1, 1994, birch, maple, and aniline dye, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of George Peter Lamb and Lucy Scardino in memory of Natalie Rust Lamb, 1995.100.5, © 1994, Virginia Dotson
Shadow Play #1
Artist
Date1994
birch, maple, and aniline dye
On view
Image Not Available
Wood Bowl
Artist
Daten.d.
wood
Not on view
Virginia Dotson, Dunes Series #3, 1990, ash, wenge, and walnut, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jane and Arthur K. Mason on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Renwick Gallery, 1996.98.1, © 1990, Virginia Dotson
Dunes Series #3
Artist
Date1990
ash, wenge, and walnut
Not on view

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.

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birch, maple, MDF, and lacquer
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