Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Untitled
1970-1989
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A black and white photographic print of a faith practitioner comforting an inmate at Cook County Jail. The young man is wearing a t shirt and has his back to the camera. The faith practitioner has her right hand on the back of his neck and is leaning forward with her head meeting his. She is waring traditional black habit and cross necklace. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2016.118.16
