Ring Shout

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Original Title: title unknown
Devised Title: Ring Shout
Date: 1994
Creator: Willie Moe See all items with this value
Description: Moe's work displays a joyous religious gathering, featuring a preacher, dancers, musicians, and others. The group appears to be performing a ring shout, or praise break, a characteristic tradition of some Black churches in the Southern US involving dancing, stomping, and singing.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value; Religion See all items with this value; Spirituality See all items with this value
Additional Subject: African diaspora; Religious rituals and ceremonies; Dance; Black art; Christianity; Musical instruments
Type: Print
Medium: colored pencils
Measurements: 22 in x 30 1/4 in
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: pc12
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0064
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Contributing Institution: Texas Southern University
Collection: Permanent Collection See all items with this value

Item sets: Art; HBCU Black Joy: Legacy of Black Joy; Texas Southern University Collections