[Lady preacher]
Photograph
[Lady preacher]
From "Harlem Document"
ca. 1937-1940
Gelatin silver print
23.6 x 18.2 cm.
Gift of the artist
Inscriptions Typed label on mat recto below image:
The lady preacher is an evangelist; close followers of \ the church, called Saints wear white. She finds a simple \ black robe more in keeping with ecclesiastical dignity. \ Her income may be $15.00 to $150.00 a week. Compositely, \ she is shrewd and unlettered; is unmarried or the wife of a preacher; if successful, she may ride in a Packard. \ There is no middle ground -- it is either the Packard or \ the subway.
mat verso-(signature and handwritten notations in pencil by artist)
"Siskind" "10 B" (crossed out) (handwritten in blue pencil by
artist) "Rel 4" (handwritten notations in ink by artist) "From"
(title) (rubberstamp) "Photograph by Aaron Siskind"
The lady preacher is an evangelist; close followers of \ the church, called Saints wear white. She finds a simple \ black robe more in keeping with ecclesiastical dignity. \ Her income may be $15.00 to $150.00 a week. Compositely, \ she is shrewd and unlettered; is unmarried or the wife of a preacher; if successful, she may ride in a Packard. \ There is no middle ground -- it is either the Packard or \ the subway.
mat verso-(signature and handwritten notations in pencil by artist)
"Siskind" "10 B" (crossed out) (handwritten in blue pencil by
artist) "Rel 4" (handwritten notations in ink by artist) "From"
(title) (rubberstamp) "Photograph by Aaron Siskind"
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