Research Catalog

Title

Cape Verdean parish of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Roxbury, Massachusetts / Beverly Conley.

Author

Conley, Beverly

Publication

©1992

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Description

• 19 items (two folders); 21 x 26 cm
• 19 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;

Summary

Depictions of clergy, parishioners, and the rites and ceremonies of the Cape Verdean parish of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, in the neighborhood of Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, from 1987 to 1989. The collection consists of candid shots and group portraits of parishioners, children, altar boys and a church worker; and views of religious services, religious processions, baptisms, a First Communion, a Christmas play, a wedding, a choir practice, and the interior of a parishioner's home. Of note are views of the Festa de Nossa Senhora de Fatima (Feast of Our Lady of Fatima) in 1988 and 1989.

Donor/Sponsor

Preservation of the Black Religious Heritage Project funded by the Lilly Endowment.

Subject

• St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Roxbury, Boston, Mass.)
• Cabo Verdean Americans > Religion
• Cabo Verdean Americans > Massachusetts > Boston
• Cabo Verdeans > United States
• Catholic Church > Massachusetts > Boston
• Catholic Church > Customs and practices
• Processions, Religious > Catholic Church > Massachusetts > Boston
• Roxbury (Boston, Mass.)

Genre/Form

• Portrait photographs – 1990-1999.
• Group portraits – 1990-1999.
• Gelatin silver prints – 1990-1999.

Note

• Title based on photo captions.
• All photographs bear photographer's hand stamp on verso; all items bear handwritten captions on verso.
• Images originally captured between 1987 and 1989, and were later printed in 1990 and 1992.
• Located in Box 2 of Black Religion Project.

Terms of Use (note)

• Collection is under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography (note)

• Beverly Conley, born in 194[1], is an American documentary photographer based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Conley's work depicts the lives of various ethnic groups and lower-income people throughout the world, which include Cape Verdeans living in the United States and Fogo Island, Smithfield Market meat workers in London, Oklahoma's Cherokee community, the poor people of Arkansas' Ozark Mountains, and Latino migrant workers in Michigan. Her work has appeared in various news, literary, cultural, and photography publications, and has been exhibited throughout the United States and in London, England.

Call Number

Sc Photo Portfoilo (Conley, B.)

OCLC

1282650550

Author

Conley, Beverly, photographer.

Title

Cape Verdean parish of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Roxbury, Massachusetts / Beverly Conley.

Copyright Date

©1992

Type of Content

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Terms Of Use

Collection is under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography

Beverly Conley, born in 194[1], is an American documentary photographer based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Conley's work depicts the lives of various ethnic groups and lower-income people throughout the world, which include Cape Verdeans living in the United States and Fogo Island, Smithfield Market meat workers in London, Oklahoma's Cherokee community, the poor people of Arkansas' Ozark Mountains, and Latino migrant workers in Michigan. Her work has appeared in various news, literary, cultural, and photography publications, and has been exhibited throughout the United States and in London, England.

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Sc Photo Portfoilo (Conley, B.)