DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Tent Revival Meeting

NamePainting

Maker Bernice Sims

Place madeBrewton, Alabama, United States, North America

MediumPaint (acrylic, oil), canvas, wood

DimensionsOverall: 17 15/16 x 23 13/16 x 1 1/16 in. (45.5 x 60.5 x 2.7 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.2010.68.2

DescriptionPainting of many black people with arms raised and dressed in many different colors, all inside a white and purple tent with a large cross in the center. Inside the tent the minister is behind a podium and the choir is in the background. The background where the people are is gray. Large light poles are visible behind and over the tent, and many stars are visible in the sky. The edge is unpainted.