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Rev. Otis Moss, Jr.

c. 1985

Herbert Ascherman

(American, b. 1947)
Culture
America
Medium
gelatin silver print
Measurements
Image: 38.1 x 38.1 cm (15 x 15 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert Ascherman Jr. 2022.119
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
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Did You Know?

Cleveland’s Reverend Otis Moss Jr. is an acclaimed civil rights activist and was a close friend of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Description

Theologian Rev. Otis Moss Jr. was pastor of Cleveland’s Olivet Institutional Baptist Church from 1975–2008. When he joined the church, it was the largest Black church in Ohio. Herbert Ascherman shows Moss in his role as a preacher and persuasive orator, reaching out to the crowd—and thus the viewer of the photograph—to connect with his audience.

Rev. Otis Moss, Jr.

c. 1985

Herbert Ascherman

(American, b. 1947)
America

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