Three individuals stand together in shallow water. They are close to each other, with their bodies visible from below the chest upward. The person in the middle is held by the individuals on either side, forming a small circle with their hands. The central person wears a headwrap, partially shadowing their face, which is turned downward. The two men on the sides have short-cropped hair and are facing the camera. All three individuals are dressed in long-sleeved white garments. The setting is a natural, wooded area, with trees and foliage surrounding them and a stream nearby. The background is softly focused.
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Three individuals stand together in shallow water. They are close to each other, with their bodies visible from below the chest upward. The person in the middle is held by the individuals on either side, forming a small circle with their hands. The central person wears a headwrap, partially shadowing their face, which is turned downward. The two men on the sides have short-cropped hair and are facing the camera. All three individuals are dressed in long-sleeved white garments. The setting is a natural, wooded area, with trees and foliage surrounding them and a stream nearby. The background is softly focused.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

Baptismal Scene

Doris Ulmann

Date
1929–1930, printed 1933
Medium
photogravure
Dimensions
image: 21 × 16 cm (8 1/4 × 6 5/16 in.) sheet: 28.58 × 20.96 cm (11 1/4 × 8 1/4 in.)
Classification
Photograph · Print
Accession number
2023.20.1
Credit line
Gift of Funds from Peter Edwards and Rose Gutfeld
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CPH

Portfolio and series

Volume
Roll, Jordan, Roll

Subjects and terms

  • portrait
  • American
  • photogravure
  • Water
  • African American
  • South Carolina
Provenance

(sale, David Armbruster, Ebay.com, 9 April 2016); Mark Katzman, St. Louis, MO; NGA purchase, 2023.

NGA object ID 226321. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.