Nun Sweeping
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Nun Sweeping
1935-194020th century
283 x 197 mm
Ilse Bing, American, (1899-1900–1998)
Object Type:
Photograph
Medium and Support:
Gelatin silver print
Credit Line:
Gift of Jeffrey Perry, 2017
Accession Number:
2017.20.1
Current Location:
Lauinger Library : 5 - Fifth floor : BFCSC : Stacks
Keywords
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- Christianity - Refers to the world religion and culture that developed in the first century CE, driven by the teachings of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Its roots are in the Judaic tradition and the Old Testament. The tenets include a belief in the death and redemptive resurrection of Jesus. The religion incorporates a tradition of faith, ritual, and a form of church authority or leadership.
- habits - Costume indicative or characteristic of a calling, rank, or function.
- nuns - Women belonging to religious orders devoted to religious service and meditation. Nuns typically take vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience and often live apart from society in convents.
- windows - Openings in the wall of a building, serving to admit light, usually to permit vision, and often to admit air.
- women - Refers to female human beings from young adulthood through old age.
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