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Wedding portrait of a bride and groom

Object Details

Description
A color photograph of a couple. The man, left, is wearing an all white tuxedo with a vest. He has an afro hairstyle. The woman, right, is wearing a white veil with lace trim, a white long-sleeved dress and a ring on her left hand. They are standing in front of a two tiered white cake and are both holding a knife to cut it. There is a punch bowl on the table on the left.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Created by
Rev. Henry Clay Anderson, American, 1911 - 1998
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
1960 - 1970s
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Schwartz and Shawn Wilson
Medium
dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Type
chromogenic color prints
portraits
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