Reverend Mother Lydia Gilford/Baptism, seen in mirror, Israelit S.C., Lydia Gilford presiding

Michael P. Smith, Reverend Mother Lydia Gilford/Baptism, seen in mirror, Israelit S.C., Lydia Gilford presiding, 1973-1974, gelatin silver print, image: 16 × 9 ³⁄₈ in. (40.6 × 23.8 cm) sheet: 18 × 11 in. (45.7 × 27.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1273, © The Historic New Orleans Collection

Artwork Details

Title: Reverend Mother Lydia Gilford/Baptism, seen in mirror, Israelit S.C., Lydia Gilford presiding
Artist: Michael P. Smith
Date: 1973-1974
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: image: 16 × 9 ³⁄₈ in. (40.6 × 23.8 cm) sheet: 18 × 11 in. (45.7 × 27.9 cm)
Copyright: © The Historic New Orleans Collection
Credit Line: Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts
Mediums Description: gelatin silver print
Classifications: Photography
Photoprint
Subjects: Figure group
Architecture — religious — church
African American
Cityscape — Louisiana — New Orleans
Occupation — religion — clergy
Ceremony — religion — baptism
Portrait female — Gilford, Lydia — full length
Object Number: 1983.63.1273
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.63.1273