Camp Meeting by Alexander Rider

Rider, Alexander

This black and white drawing depicts a large revival meeting, with tents in the background and a large wooden pulpit in the foreground. Camp meetings were a popular form of Protestant worship throughout the 19th century. Lasting several days, these open-air events often involved ecstatic communal prayer. Hundreds and even thousands came from miles around for preaching and worship, and to enjoy the festival-like atmosphere. A large crowd is depicted as gathered in the foreground. Some people are sitting on benches, while others kneel on the ground or stand listening to a preacher.

Date: ca 1832
Type: drawing
Medium: ink (overall material)
Department: NMAH
Institution: National Museum of American History
Object number: nmah_325243
Credit: Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection

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Camp Meeting by Alexander Rider

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