Photograph of David Matthew Doré's Bar Mitzvah ceremony
date: label: Date
content: 1968
name: label: Photograph by
content: Lloyd W. Yearwood, American, 1925 - 2011
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Child or Children
label: Subject of
content: Wentworth Arthur Matthew, Kittitian, 1892 - 1973
label: Subject of
content: David Matthew Doré, American, born 1955
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 depicting a young boy, David Matthew Doré, standing on the bimah in front of the Torah scrolls during a Bar Mitzvah ceremony. Four older men in tallit, including Rabbi Wentworth A. Matthew, sit against the wall. Three young boys, also in tallit, sit in front of him. There is a table with a seven candle menorah next to them. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
place: label: Place made
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: Children
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Judaism
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Religious rituals and ceremonies
label: Topic
content: Youth
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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: 2014.150.9.8
objectType: label: Type
content: photomechanical prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Estate of Lloyd W. Yearwood
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image and Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)