At a Tent Revival Meeting

Object Details

Description: This image depicts several women outside a tent set up along the street. In the foreground is a young woman standing with her back to the camera. She wears a white head wrap, long sleeve white blouse, and light colored vest and skirt. She has glasses and a wedding ring. With her right hand she grasps a tent pole, with her left a tent support rope. She gazes to her right. Immediately in front of her are three women, two standing and one seated. One woman, standing to the right, is wearing a white nurse's uniform, including the cap. Next to her is another woman, seated on a folding chair, also in white. Facing across from them is a third woman, standing gazing downward with her right hand on her hip. Other indistinct individuals, including a man and a child stand clustered beyond them, while buildings and street traffic are in the background.

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

1977; printed 2005

Restrictions & Rights: © Dawoud Bey; Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Medium: gelatin and carbon black on rag paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 6 7/16 x 9 1/2 in. (16.4 x 24.1 cm); H x W (Sheet): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)

Place depicted: Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series: Harlem, USA
Classification: Photographs and Still Images

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic: African American; Christianity; Communities; Photography; Religion; The Black Church; Women; Worship services

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c1c7ad19-c662-4d2e-9f29-effb9a1f7442