African American pilgrims dance in honor of ancient spirits. Lake Nasser, Egypt.
Trained by the legendary photographer Prentice Herman Polk at Tuskegee University in Alabama, Brooklyn based photographer Chester Higgins has traveled to Egypt and throughout the Nile Valley since the 1970s, documenting the variety of spiritual expressions in the region. This palpably vibrant photograph captures a ritual scene in Egypt with diasporic practitioners of Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) spirituality.
Artwork Details
- Title: African American pilgrims dance in honor of ancient spirits. Lake Nasser, Egypt.
- Artist: Chester Higgins (American, born Fairhope, Alabama, 1946)
- Date: 2006 / 2024
- Medium: Inkjet print
- Dimensions: 26 1/2 in. × 40 in. (67.3 × 101.6 cm)
- Classification: Photographs
- Credit Line: Purchase, The Ford Foundation Gift, 2024
- Object Number: 2024.446
- Rights and Reproduction: © Chester Higgins. All rights reserved. Courtesy Bruce Silverstein Gallery.
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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