Black pentecostalists in Brixton
Photograph
1975 (photographed)
1975 (photographed)
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Black and white photograph showing group of children and women in formal dress (a boy in a dark suit, the girls in white tops), singing. Some hold hymn sheets.
Object details
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| Title | Black pentecostalists in Brixton (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Gelatin-silver print |
| Brief description | Black pentecostalists in Brixton, gelatin-silver print by Chris Steele-Perkins, 1976, part of the New Society/The Other Britain collection, gift of Paul Barker |
| Physical description | Black and white photograph showing group of children and women in formal dress (a boy in a dark suit, the girls in white tops), singing. Some hold hymn sheets. |
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| Credit line | Given by Paul Barker |
| Object history | The photograph resulted from a comission by New Society magazine |
| Production | The photograph resulted from a commission by New Society Attribution note: Shot on Trix film |
| Bibliographic reference | The photograph was published in New Society 27.5.1976 to accompany the article 'Praise the Lord' by Richard Smith, with photos by Chris Steele-Perkins, pp.461-463. The caption reads 'The congregation at the Ransom Pentecostal Church'. The church is in Battersea, not in Brixton, and is one of a growing number of pentecostal church groups catering for West Indian congregations in South London |
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| Accession number | E.58-2006 |
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| Record created | May 1, 2008 |
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