These mountain people of the Holiness Faith have built what they call a brush tabernacle. The location is in a place called Slabtown, on the Holston River, Smyth County, Virginia and the preacher, the pale, earnest looking fellow between the two trees, with glasses on, is Roy W. Reading, a Holiness preacher.
| Artist | Charles E. Greear |
|---|---|
| Title | These mountain people of the Holiness Faith have built what they call a brush tabernacle. The location is in a place called Slabtown, on the Holston River, Smyth County, Virginia and the preacher, the pale, earnest looking fellow between the two trees, with glasses on, is Roy W. Reading, a Holiness preacher. |
| Date | Unknown |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 6 15/16 × 9 3/8 in. (17.7 × 23.8 cm) Sheet: 8 × 9 15/16 in. (20.3 × 25.3 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.34.1 |
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"These mountain people of the Holiness Faith have built what they call a brush tabernacle. The location is in a place called Slabtown, on the Holston River, Smyth County, Virginia and the preacher, the pale, earnest looking fellow between the two trees, with glasses on, is Roy W. Reading, a Holiness preacher. | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=79.200.XX.34.1