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Reverend W. Herbert Brewster, Sr., (standing in rear), and Queen C. Anderson (third from right in profile), East Trigg Baptist Church, Memphis
Reverend W. Herbert Brewster, Sr., (standing in rear), and Queen C. Anderson (third from right in profile), East Trigg Baptist Church, Memphis
Reverend W. Herbert Brewster, Sr., (standing in rear), and Queen C. Anderson (third from right in profile), East Trigg Baptist Church, Memphis
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Reverend W. Herbert Brewster, Sr., (standing in rear), and Queen C. Anderson (third from right in profile), East Trigg Baptist Church, Memphis

Artist (American, 1922 - 2007)
Dateca. 1952
MediumGelatin silver print, printed from original negative in 1999
DimensionsComposition: 14 x 17 7/8 in. (35.6 x 45.4 cm)
Sheet: 16 x 19 7/8 in. (40.6 x 50.5 cm)
Mat: 24 x 28 in. (61 x 71.1 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineMemphis Brooks Museum of Art purchase with funds provided by Ernest and Dorothy Withers, Panopticon Gallery, Inc., Waltham, MA, Landon and Carol Butler, The Deupree Family Foundation, and The Turley Foundation
Object number2005.3.50
ProvenancePanopticon Gallery, Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts, 2005
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