Research Catalog

Title

[Religion] / Marilyn Nance.

Author

Nance, Marilyn, 1953-

Publication

[between 1973 and 1989?]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Description

• 49 items (13 folders); 21 x 26 cm
• 48 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;
• 1 photographic print : color ;

Summary

Depictions of persons of African descent from various religious affiliations, mostly in New York City, during the 1970s to 1980s, consisting of candid shots and views of worshipers or congregants attending religious services and rites; candid shots and views of gospel performers at the Apollo Theater in Harlem; and views of funeral rites, ritual dancing, a parade in New Orleans, a religious convention, a Hari Krishna procession, a press conference, street evangelists, and exteriors of Brooklyn, New York, storefront churches. Of note are views of an Akan funeral (1983) and the graduation of an Akan priest (1987) in the Akan community in New York; festival dancers at the Oyotunji Yoruba Village in Sheldon, South Carolina (1981); and the activities of the congregation, specifically deacons, during services at the Progressive Baptist Church, in Brooklyn, New York (1989).

Donor/Sponsor

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

Subjects

• Dye coupler prints > 1980-1989
• Gelatin silver prints > 1970-1989
• Group portraits > 1970-1989
• Portrait photographs > 1970-1989
• Funeral rites and ceremonies
• Religious dance > South Carolina > Shelton
• Church buildings > New York (State) > New York
• Parades > Louisiana > New Orleans
• African American gospel singers > New York (State) > New York
• Akan (African people) > New York (State) > New York
• Yoruba Americans > South Carolina > Shelton
• African American Baptists > New York (State) > New York
• Religious gatherings > United States
• Africans > United States
• African Americans > Rites and celebrations
• African Americans > Spiritual life > 1970-1989
• African Americans > Religion

Genre/Form

• Portrait photographs – 1970-1989.
• Group portraits – 1970-1989.
• Gelatin silver prints – 1970-1989.
• Dye coupler prints – 1980-1989.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• All photographs bear photographer's hand stamped label attached to verso; two items bear photographer's handstamp directly on verso; some items bear photographer's hand stamped label attached to recto.
• All items bear handwritten captions on verso; some items bear handwritten notations and/or captions on recto.
• Many items are work prints; many items are printed full frame. Two items are duplicates.
• Images were originally captured between 1973 and 1989, and may have been printed later, circa 1990.
• Located in Box 6 of Black Religion Project.

Terms of Use (note)

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

Biography (note)

• Marilyn Nance, born in 1953 in New York City, is a Brooklyn-based African American photojournalist and storyteller. As a photojournalist during the 1970s to 1990s, Nance documented the religious life of African Americans, African spiritual culture in America, the Black Indians of New Orleans, Louisiana, and folk musicians of Appalachia. Since the mid-1990s, Nance has produced films and developed digital web projects as a means of storytelling and giving insight into the lives of the African American community.

Call Number

Sc Photo Portfolio (Nance, M. Black religion project)

OCLC

1285324198

Author

Nance, Marilyn, 1953- , photographer.

Title

[Religion] / Marilyn Nance.

Production

[between 1973 and 1989?]

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

Marilyn Nance, born in 1953 in New York City, is a Brooklyn-based African American photojournalist and storyteller. As a photojournalist during the 1970s to 1990s, Nance documented the religious life of African Americans, African spiritual culture in America, the Black Indians of New Orleans, Louisiana, and folk musicians of Appalachia. Since the mid-1990s, Nance has produced films and developed digital web projects as a means of storytelling and giving insight into the lives of the African American community.

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Sc Photo Portfolio (Nance, M. Black religion project)