The Blessing of the Animals Ceremony
Photographer
Ralph Looney
(1924 Lexington, Kentucky - 2000 Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Date1960
Mediumsilver negative
Dimensions2 3/16 × 2 3/16 in. (5.5 × 5.6 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the Estate of Ralph and Clarabelle Looney
Object numberPA2006.021.359
DescriptionA boy wearing a striped shirt holds a small dog in his arms as he stands in a crowd for The Blessing of the Animals Ceremony outside San Felipe de Neri Church in Old Town, Albuquerque, New Mexico. The boy is wearing eyeglasses and is looking toward the left of the frame. Other children and adults are around him. A woman in a floral dress standing beside the boy is recording the ceremony on a video recorder.On View
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