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Seymour Rosen
Thirty-three color church facades, Los Angelescirca 1960s

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Color photograph of a storefront church facade with whitewashed windows hand-lettered in black paint, a marquee sign, and a posted order of service
Color photograph of a man in a gray suit entering a doorway of a mint-green storefront church; handwritten signs in windows read "Lucky Star Baptist Church" and a service schedule board is mounted above the entrance.
Color photograph of a storefront exterior with a hand-lettered sign reading 'Greater Hebrew Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. S. Lewis Pastor,' mounted against a weathered white stucco facade with a glass door to the right.
Color photograph of a city sidewalk; a figure in dark clothing stands facing a storefront with red-painted windows, green trim, and a sign reading 'Holy Crown.' Adjacent signage includes 'Jones 2nd Hand Store' and a partial 'Knit' sign at right.
Color photograph of a small, flat-roofed storefront church with white stucco exterior and weathered green-painted doors and windows. A hand-lettered sign reads "King's Highway Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. L.C. Williams, Minister." A parked car and utility poles are visible at left under a bright blue sky.
Color photograph of a church bulletin board mounted on a white exterior wall, framed in white-painted wood with a dark green mosaic tile background. Hand-lettered text in blue and white announces "Christian Assembly Church of God in Christ" with a handwritten paper notice listing worship service times pinned at center.
Color photograph of a white stucco church facade with green-painted wooden double doors flanked by windows with cross-shaped white muntins; bold signage reads "APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH" and "Welcome" in script above the entrance; a pedestrian and parked car visible at left edge.
Color photograph of a storefront facade painted pale green, with a large display window bearing hand-lettered signage reading 'The United Church of the Living God' and 'All Welcome' on a dark background; a door marked 5022 with diamond-mesh security screening stands to the left, white curtains visible behind the window.
Color photograph of a white stucco church facade on a street corner, with painted text reading "THE NEW CHRISTIAN LIGHT B.C." and address "10401 S AVALON BLVD." Open wooden double doors at center, small windows and a posted notice board to the left, traffic light and utility pole at right edge.
Color photograph of a storefront church exterior painted mint green, with two large white display windows bearing painted crosses, decorative dark green and yellow tile wainscoting, a central green door with an "Order of Service" sign, and "St. James Church" lettered on the right panel.
Color photograph of a small white stucco storefront with a circular neon clock sign reading "Repairs" mounted above a large display window. Handwritten notices and a flyer are posted in the window. A pale blue door stands to the right. Palm trees and a chain-link fence visible at right under a clear blue sky.
Color photograph of a white-painted storefront church facade with an open door, painted lattice panels flanking the entrance, and a hand-lettered sign reading "WELCOME ALL" flanked by two crosses; text above the door reads "HOLINESS HOUR REVIVAL CENTER."
Oil painting of a Latin cross rendered in pale and deep blue tones against a white textured background, positioned right of center with loose brushwork suggesting beveled, three-dimensional edges.
Color photograph of a storefront building facade with cream-painted stucco and a dark red tile base. Hand-lettered red text on the window reads "Center of Love & Peace Spiritualist Church." A white door is centered below barred upper windows; a fire escape and plywood-boarded window are visible at right.
Color photograph of a small white stucco church storefront, address 6336, with hand-painted signage reading "Springfield Baptist Church, Rev. Eddie Cleveland Minister" and a painted cross with service schedule on the facade; graffiti marks on the left wall, pale pink entrance doors, under a clear blue sky.
Color photograph of a small white stucco church on a street corner, featuring a large cross mounted on the flat façade, boarded wooden doors numbered 6822, and flanking window boxes, with neighboring buildings and a utility pole visible under a clear blue sky.
Color photograph of a storefront church exterior with white stucco and brick facade; orange-painted door with green frame, a white cross on the transom window, printed religious posters flanking the entrance, and a sign reading "Church of the Living God" above the door.
Color photograph of a hand-lettered chalkboard sign propped against a red easel, reading "Welcome Come one Come all / 9:30 am Sunday School / 11 am Morning Worship / 12 Noon Preaching," positioned beside a weathered green door and brick wall.
Color photograph of a storefront church facade with a teal and red sign reading "Greater Revelation Church of God in Christ," flanked by a secondhand store and dry cleaning shop, with painted white lettering on green-trimmed walls and a wooden cross near the entrance.
Color photograph of a flat-fronted white stucco building labeled "Church of God" in block letters, with a central brown door flanked by two large windows covered in patterned curtains, utility poles and trees visible behind.
Color photograph of a storefront church facade reading 'Missionary Baptist Church,' with a weathered wooden double door flanked by two boarded red-painted windows, brick planters, and a white stucco exterior showing signs of wear.
Color photograph of a low, flat-roofed white stucco building with painted lettering reading "Greater 2nd Corinth Baptist Church." Weathered green-painted storefront windows and a central door face the sidewalk. A child in a green shirt sits on the curb in front, with parked cars and a residential street visible on either side under a clear blue sky.
Color photograph of a white stucco building exterior with three wooden crosses mounted on the wall — one large central cross and two smaller flanking crosses — chain-link fence and blue sky visible at left.
Color photograph of a white stucco building facade with two large windows hung with pale blue curtains and a patterned valance, a weathered wood door at left, a window air conditioning unit above it, and a black sign reading 'The First Church of Deliverance, Christ Sanctified Holy Church, Elder O.D. Russell: Pastor.'
Color photograph of a small, single-story church with a stone facade and white stucco upper wall, a white Latin cross mounted above the roofline, plywood-boarded windows and doors, and a green political campaign sign reading "HARPER FOR OFFICE / COLLEGE BD." Utility lines cross a pale blue sky overhead.
Color photograph of six children standing on a sidewalk in front of a storefront church with whitewashed windows painted with "Greater Religion Baptist Church" and a cross on the door; brick facade, "For Rent" sign at upper right.
Color photograph of a weathered commercial building facade with white-painted wood siding, boarded windows, and a hand-painted sign reading "New Jerusalem Temple of the Holy Ghost and Fire." Faded cartoon figures and large lettering are visible as a mural above the storefront.
Color photograph of a weathered corner building with peeling white paint and aged wood siding, numbered 1573, with a hand-lettered church schedule sign in the window reading "Saints Temple Church of God in Christ."
Color photograph of a storefront church facade painted white with blue lettering reading 'JESUS SAVES' and a sign for 'New Mt. Lebanon Church of God in Christ,' with blue crosses painted on the exterior walls and a dark door bearing a black cross, black and green tile trim along the base, adjacent to a neighboring shop.
Color photograph of a flat-roofed white stucco church facade reading "Greater Evangelist Prayer Center, Church of God in Christ, 8314," with a figure in a green coat standing at the open wooden door, shot straight-on from across a two-lane street under a clear blue sky.
Color photograph of a white stucco church exterior numbered 6822, with a concrete cross above the entrance and plywood-covered windows; a child stands at the closed metal door, looking up, under a clear blue sky.
Color photograph of a vacant urban storefront with plywood-boarded windows, colorful stained-glass-style painted panels, and a side window displaying a painted rainbow arch with a figure beneath it; signage reads '4772 So Broadway'
Color photograph of a white brick church facade with hand-painted lettering reading 'Sweet Home M.B. Church'; an open central door flanked by painted signage and a decorative mural; two figures, an adult and a child, stand to the left on the sidewalk.
Artist or Maker
Seymour Rosen
Title
Thirty-three color church facades, Los Angeles
Date Made
circa 1960s
Medium
(Thirty-three) Dye coupler prints
Dimensions
Image (each): 8 11/16 × 13 in. Primary support (each): 10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in. (27.78 × 35.4 cm) Secondary support (each): 13 × 16 in. (33.02 × 40.64 cm) Mat (each): 16 × 20 in. (40.64 × 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nancy Goliger and Bruce Berman
Accession Number
M.2009.149.13.1-.33
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography