Original Photographs of America's Passion for Immersion Baptism from 1890-1950, Opens in NYC

ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
By TAHLIB

NEW YORK---The Museum of Biblical Art presents "Take Me to the Water: Immersion Baptism in Vintage Music and Photography" beginning on Friday, November 1 in Manhattan. The installation is a video and audio installation which will transport the viewer and listener into America’s early twentieth-century, baptism immersions in rivers, lakes, and ponds from 1890-1950. Rare vocal recordings of sermons and preaching, which highlight the fervor leading up to the moment of baptism, are also included. A companion book and CD will be available in the MOBIA Store. 

Museum of Biblical Art: "Take Me to the Water: Immersion Baptism in Vintage Music and Photography" (November 3-February 16, 2014); 1865 Broadway at 61st Street; New York, NY; (212) 408-1500; mobia.org