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Shopping for hope : a photographic study of non-traditional churches in Houston, Texas
- Title
- Shopping for hope : a photographic study of non-traditional churches in Houston, Texas / Sunny Nash.
- Author
- Nash, Sunny, 1949-
- Publication
- ©1991
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Details
- Description
- 12 items (one folder); 25 x 20 cm and smaller.
- 6 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;
- Summary
- Depictions of non-traditional African American churches in Houston, Texas, from 1989 to 1990, consisting of exterior views and details of structures used as church buildings, including former businesses and dwellings; views of church signs, including a former movie theater marquee; a statue of a Black Virgin Mary; and the interior of a church revival tent. Church congregants and activities are not depicted; some churches are identified as Baptist or Church of God in Christ.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Preservation of the Black Religious Heritage Project funded by the Lilly Endowment.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Architectural photographs – 1990-1999.
- Gelatin silver prints – 1990-1999.
- Note
- Title taken from collection folder.
- All photographs bear photographer's printed address label, with handwritten copyright date, attached to verso. All prints are borderless.
- Images are part of series initially exhibited as "Shopping for Hope: a Photographic Study of Non-traditional Churches in Houston, Texas," at the Evans Library, Texas A&M University, in 1989.
- Images were captured in 1989-1990, and possibly printed in 1991.
- 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)
- Sunny Nash, born in 1949 in Texas, is an African American photographer, journalist, writer and producer. Raised and educated in Texas, and currently living in Long Beach, California, Nash has been active in the art communities of both locations, and has both written about and produced multiple media projects concerning race relations in the United States. Nash's best known work is her photography project "Shopping for Hope: a Photographic Study of Storefront Churches Across America," started in 1989, and her family memoir "Bigmama Didn't Shop at Woolworth's," published in 1996.
- Call Number
- Sc Photo Portfolio (Nash, S. Shopping for hope)
- OCLC
- 1285324145
- Author
- Nash, Sunny, 1949- , photographer.
- Title
- Shopping for hope : a photographic study of non-traditional churches in Houston, Texas / Sunny Nash.
- Copyright Date
- ©1991
- 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
- Sunny Nash, born in 1949 in Texas, is an African American photographer, journalist, writer and producer. Raised and educated in Texas, and currently living in Long Beach, California, Nash has been active in the art communities of both locations, and has both written about and produced multiple media projects concerning race relations in the United States. Nash's best known work is her photography project "Shopping for Hope: a Photographic Study of Storefront Churches Across America," started in 1989, and her family memoir "Bigmama Didn't Shop at Woolworth's," published in 1996.
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- Research Call Number
- Sc Photo Portfolio (Nash, S. Shopping for hope)