Churches: Catholic; St. Cecilia’s: Detroit.

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Description:

Detroit artist De Von Cunningham (left) stands on scaffolding in front of his Black Christ mural at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Detroit, Michigan with unidentified man. "The thirty year old Mr. Cunningham painted the powerful bearded face of the Black Christ without one mis-stroke, in a few hours, despite the fact that he had tied himself to the scaffold because of fear of heights," from St. Cecilia Catholic Church's website.

Notes:

Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library AudioVisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library

Date Issued:

1968-09-30T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library

Collection:

Virtual Motor City

Place:

Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, and Detroit

Subject Topic:

Mural painting and decoration, Catholic church buildings, African American painters, and Scaffolding

Format:

photographs

Rights:

Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

URL:

http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc12953