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, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1273, © The Historic New Orleans Collection
Copied 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
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
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Architecture — religious — church
  • African American
  • Cityscape — Louisiana — New Orleans
  • Occupation — religion — clergy
  • Portrait female — Gilford, Lydia — full length
  • Ceremony — religion — baptism
Object Number
1983.63.1273
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.63.1273