Communion Service, Holy Family S.C., ​“praying over the body”

Michael P. Smith, Communion Service, Holy Family S.C., "praying over the body", 1973, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1267, © The Historic New Orleans Collection
Michael P. Smith, Communion Service, Holy Family S.C., "praying over the body", 1973, gelatin silver print, image: 6 1⁄2 × 9 3⁄8 in. (16.5 × 23.8 cm) sheet: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1267, © The Historic New Orleans Collection

Artwork Details

Title
Communion Service, Holy Family S.C., ​“praying over the body”
Artist
Date
1973
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 6 1⁄2 × 9 3⁄8 in. (16.5 × 23.8 cm) sheet: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 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
  • Ceremony — religion
  • Architecture Interior — religious — church
  • Object — other — linens
Object Number
1983.63.1267
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.63.1267

Works by this artist (1 item)

Miriam Haworth, Runnymede, 1965, 1965, screenprint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1967.105.3
Runnymede, 1965
Artist
Date1965
screenprint
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