Movements, motions, moments : photographs of religion and spirituality from the National Museum of African American History and Culture / project coordinator: Douglas Remley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Remley, Douglas, editor.

Young, Kevin, 1970- writer of foreword.

Williams, Eric Lewis.

Weisenfeld, Judith.

Pinn, Anthony B.

Harvey, Melanee C.

Reeves, Teddy.

National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.)

Earl W. and Amanda Stafford Center for African American Media Arts.

Smithsonian Institution

Series:

Double exposure (Series) (National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.))

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.)--Photograph collections.

National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.).

Spirituality in art--Pictorial works.

Spirituality in art.

Photography, Artistic.

African Americans--Pictorial works.

African Americans.

Photograph collections.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

88 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lewes, England : Giles, 2023.

Summary:

"Movements, Motions, Moments shows how African Americans have negotiated their participation and engagement in religious spaces. The book is divided into three sections—Movements, Motions, and Moments. Images of figures including Rev. Henry Highland Garnett, Noble Drew Ali, Father Divine, Prophet Elijah Muhammad, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rev. Pauli Murray, Bishop Myokei Cain-Barrett, and others are depicted next to photographs of religious celebrations, ritual practices, and individual moments of faith and spirituality. Photographers include Lola Flash, Chester Higgins, Jason Miccolo Johnson, Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, Kenneth Royster, James Van Der Zee, Milton Williams, Lloyd W. Yearwood, and others. Photographs in this volume range from the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries and include religious traditions such as Christianity, Islam, Judaism, African indigenous, non-secular, and other religious traditions (Humanism, Atheism, Spiritualism, and others). It also includes photography capturing contemporary events and movements including Black Lives Matter and the global pandemic." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword / Kevin Young

Through a glass darkly: Movements, motions, and moments in African American religious photography / Eric Lewis Williams

The presence of power and the power of presence / Judith Weisenfeld

Photographs / Introduction by Anthony B. Pinn, Melanee C. Harvey, and Teddy Reeves.

Notes:

"Double Exposure is a dynamic series based on the notable photography collection supporting the Earl W. and Amanda Stafford Center for African American Media Arts at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture"--Inside front cover.

"Earl W. and Amanda Stafford Center for African American Media Arts" -- title page.

"Center for the Study of African American Religious Life" -- title page.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781913875190

1913875199

OCLC:

1315537879