Reverend Ike

Neil Selkirk, artist

born 1947

Reverend Ike, 1973

Portfolio/Series title: published in Esquire magazine, May 1973

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: gelatin silver print

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 40.3 x 38.7 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 15 7/8 x 15 1/4 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 25 x 20 in

Credit line: Gift of Esquire, Inc.

Accession number: 1980.0327

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Exhibition Label:
"Signs of Faith: Photographs from the Collection," Oct-2001, Elissa L.Anderson
Selkirk’s photograph of Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II, known as “Reverend Ike,” appeared in the Esquire article, “Proof that the seventies have finally begun.” Selkirk depicts the radio and TV evangelist as a royal figure seated prominently on a throne. Rev. Ike, from the United Church and Science of Living Institute in New York, was known for inspirational sayings such as, “Don’t wait for the pie in the sky when you die; get yours now with ice cream on top!”