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Journey into the soul : the Spiritual Baptists of Barbados
- Title
- Journey into the soul : the Spiritual Baptists of Barbados / Stan Sherer.
- Author
- Sherer, Stan, 1947-
- Publication
- 1994.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Still image | Use in library | Sc Photo Portfolio (Sherer, S. Journey into the soul) | Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints |
Details
- Description
- 20 items (one folder); 21 x 26 cm
- 17 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;
- 3 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;
- Summary
- Depictions of clergy, parishioners, and religious services of the Apostolic Spiritual Baptist Church in Barbados in 1988, consisting of candid shots and views of worshipers praying, catching the spirit, bell ringing and singing during services; candid shots and views of clergy, particularly bishops, leading services or participating in a consecration service; individual portraits of church members; and a view of a procession of women. Of note are candid shots and views of Archbishop Granville Williams during a consecration service held at the Jerusalem Church, Ealing Grove, Christ Church parish. The other service is a Friday night service held at Zion Church, Richmond Gap, parish of St. Michael.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Preservation of the Black Religious Heritage Project funded by the Lilly Foundation.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Portrait photographs – 1990-1999.
- Group portraits – 1990-1999.
- Gelatin silver prints – 1990-1999.
- Note
- Title taken from correspondence from the photographer.
- All photographs bear photographer's signature and handwritten date on verso. All items bear additional handwritten captions on verso.
- Images were originally captured in 1988, and printed and dated 1994.
- Images are part of the exhibition, "Journey Into the Soul: the Spiritual Baptists of Barbados," held at the University of Massachusetts, Amhurst, in 1988.
- Located in Box 8 of Black Religion Project.
- Terms of Use (note)
- Collection is under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.
- Biography (note)
- Stan Sherer is an American news and documentary photographer based in Northampton, Massachusetts. A professional photographer since 1968, Sherer has worked for both local and national news outlets, been on commission for such publications as Time, the New York Times and the Boston Globe, and was staff photographer for the University of Massachusetts, Amhurst (1985-2003). He has also taught courses on polymer plate printmaking and digital photography since the late 1990s. Sherer's work has been exhibited in New England, New York City and nationally through the Exhibits USA tours.
- Exhibitions (note)
- Exhibited: "Journey Into the Soul: the Spiritual Baptists of Barbados," at the Augusta Savage Gallery, New Africa House, University of Massachusetts, Amhurst, 1988.
- Call Number
- Sc Photo Portfoilo (Sherer, S. Journey into the soul)
- OCLC
- 1285382848
- Author
- Sherer, Stan, 1947- , photographer.
- Title
- Journey into the soul : the Spiritual Baptists of Barbados / Stan Sherer.
- Production
- 1994.
- 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
- Stan Sherer is an American news and documentary photographer based in Northampton, Massachusetts. A professional photographer since 1968, Sherer has worked for both local and national news outlets, been on commission for such publications as Time, the New York Times and the Boston Globe, and was staff photographer for the University of Massachusetts, Amhurst (1985-2003). He has also taught courses on polymer plate printmaking and digital photography since the late 1990s. Sherer's work has been exhibited in New England, New York City and nationally through the Exhibits USA tours.
- Exhibitions
- Exhibited: "Journey Into the Soul: the Spiritual Baptists of Barbados," at the Augusta Savage Gallery, New Africa House, University of Massachusetts, Amhurst, 1988.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- Sc Photo Portfoilo (Sherer, S. Journey into the soul)