Object number1987.53.88
St. Peter, Baptist Church, Mississippi
Datec. 1953
Artist
Rosalie Thorne McKenna
(American, 1918-2003)
CultureAmerican
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 12 3/16 x 10 3/16 in. (31 x 25.9 cm)
Matted: 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm)
Matted: 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
On View
Not on viewPeriod20th c
Classification(s)
InscribedOn recto, possibly by artist, center upper in white crayon [circled]: 43
On verso, by artist, center in pencil: Miss. 9[circled] #5; possibly by artist, center in ink: c. 1953; by unidentified hand, lower right corner in pencil: 87.53.88
MarkingsOn verso, stamped upper center [address and telephone scribbled out]: PHOTO BY: / ROLLIE MCKENNA / 438 EAST 88 STREET / NEW YORK 28, N. Y. / TEL. ENRIGHT 9-3889 / Not To Be Reproduced / Without Permission. / Please Credit With Photo; stamped lower center: Photo By: / ROLLIE MCKENNA / ONE HANCOX STREET / STONINGTON, CONN. / AREA CODE 203 533-0110 / Not To Be Reproduced / Without Permission / Please Credit With Photo
BibliographyRosalie Thorne McKenna, Rollie McKenna: A Life in Photography (New York: Knopf, 1991), 13. ProvenanceGift of the artistDescriptionUnpainted clapboard church with sign over door, “St. Peter, Baptist Church” and semi-circle of worn-down posts in front of church
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Rosalie Thorne McKenna
1951
Culture: American
