The Blessing of the Animals Ceremony
Photographer
Ralph Looney
(1924 Lexington, Kentucky - 2000 Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Date1960
Mediumsilver photograph
Dimensions2 1/4 × 2 3/16 in. (5.6 × 5.6 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the Estate of Ralph and Clarabelle Looney
Object numberPA2006.021.372
DescriptionA boy wearing a sombrero holds the leash of a Bassett Hound with a small sombrero around its neck. They are at the head of a line of people and animals on North Plaza Street, in front of San Felipe de Neri Church in Old Town, Albuquerque, New Mexico, during The Blessing of the Animals Ceremony. Father Luis Jaramillo stands on a wooden platform on the sidewalk and speaks toward the boy and the dog. He is holding the aspergillum and an altar boy beside him holds a bowl of holy water. A second altar boy stands near the left of the frame. More people and animals are in the background.On View
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