Peter Helms Feresten

"...home in this world..."

This is our fourth show of the work of Peter Helms Feresten, one of the foremost documentary photographers in this region of the country. He came to Fort Worth, Texas in 1975 to teach photography at a local community college. He had been trained in Sociology and Religion at New York’s Columbia University, and in Photography at the Rhode Island School of Design, where he earned the Master of Fine Arts degree as a Teaching Fellow.

Mr. Feresten (born 1945) grew up downtown in Fall River, Massachusetts. Soon after arriving in Texas, Mr. Feresten became aware of the rich culture of the distinct African American community, which had developed as a separate city within the borders of Fort Worth. He is well recognized here for having contributed to the broader society’s understanding of that culture. The bottom of this page and page two feature other Fort Worth images, early work and four photographs from Spain.

Truth Tabernacle, Brother Hall, Fort Worth, TX	Altar Call, Truth Tabernacle, Fort Worth, TX, 1978	Lord's Supper, Miracle Word Revival Center, Fort Worth, TX, 1982
Guest Singer, Holy Temple C.O.G.I.C., Fort Worth, TX, 1983	Rev. Kirby Holmes, Upper Room Temple, Fort Worth, TX, 1983	Installation of Susie Julius, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Fort Worth, TX, 1984
Ark of God, Home of Sis. Louvelia Scott, Fort Worth, TX, 1983	Sunday School Room, Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Fort Worth, TX, 1982	Retired I.M. Terrell High School Teachers Home, Fort Worth, TX, 1983
Mrs. Allen's Silver Dollar, Fort Worth, TX, 1981	Lady Pearl Johnson, 4050 Club, Fort Worth, TX	Silver Dollar, Fort Worth, TX, 1983

Prince Hall Mosque, E. 1st St., Fort Worth, TX, 1981	Heroines of Jericho, Prince Hall, Fort Worth, TX, 1980
E. Hattie St., Fort Worth, TX, 1982	Sycamore Park, Juneteenth, Fort Worth, TX, 1977
2500 Club, Belknap St., Fort Worth, TX, 1998	Lumpers, Pink Poodle Lot, NE 28th St., Fort Worth, TX, 1986

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