<I>Rabbi and Founder Wentworth Arthur Matthew with Torah Scroll</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1940
name: label: Photograph by
content: Alexander Alland, American, 1902 - 1989
label: Subject of
content: Wentworth Arthur Matthew, Kittitian, 1892 - 1973
label: Subject of
content: Commandment Keepers Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation of the Living God Pillar and Ground of Truth, Inc., founded 1919
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of Rabbi Matthew holding an open Torah scroll. The photograph is signed by the photographer in the bottom right corner.
place: label: Place captured
content: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Hebraic religions
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Judaism
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Worship services
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Commandment Keepers: African-American Jewish Congregation in Harlem
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.38.7
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Alexander Alland, Jr.
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 8 × 6 in. (20.3 × 15.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image and Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)