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Orisha practices

Title
Orisha practices / Marco Kalisch.
Author
Kalisch, Marco
Publication
[1983?]

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Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Portfoilo (Kalisch, M.)Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints

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Description
  • 27 items (.6 cubic ft., one box); 51 x 41 cm and smaller.
  • 15 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;
  • 12 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;
Summary
Depictions of Orisha worshipers, possibly in Nigeria during the 1970s, consisting of individual portraits of worshipers or priests in their homes or personal Orisha shrines; and views of Orisha worshipers participating in indoor and outdoor ceremonies, worshipers in processions through streets and the countryside, musicians performing, groups of mostly women and children seated in pews, an Orisha figure draped in cloths, an outdoor shrine, and dwellings.
Subject
  • Orisha religion > Nigeria
  • Religious adherents > Nigeria
  • Rites and ceremonies > Nigeria
  • Nigeria
Genre/Form
  • Portrait photographs – 1980-1989.
  • Group portraits – 1980-1989.
  • Gelatin silver prints – 1980-1989.
Note
  • Title based on printed articles attached to a mounted print.
  • One photograph bears photographer's hand stamp on verso. One item has printed text attached to verso. Most items are mounted.
  • Images were probably captured between 1970 and 1980, and printed approximately 1983.
Terms of Use (note)
  • Collection may be under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.
Biography (note)
  • Marco Kalisch is a New York-based photographer active during the 1970s and 1980s, who photographed Orisha worshipers in Nigeria, documented the various peoples of South America, and was photographer and artist for the Association of Hispanic Arts/CETA. His work has been exhibited in New York City and Los Angeles.
Call Number
Sc Photo Portfolio (Kalisch, M.)
OCLC
1298307935
Author
Kalisch, Marco, photographer.
Title
Orisha practices / Marco Kalisch.
Production
[1983?]
Type of Content
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Terms Of Use
Collection may be under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.
Biography
Marco Kalisch is a New York-based photographer active during the 1970s and 1980s, who photographed Orisha worshipers in Nigeria, documented the various peoples of South America, and was photographer and artist for the Association of Hispanic Arts/CETA. His work has been exhibited in New York City and Los Angeles.
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