Rabbi and Founder Wentworth Arthur Matthew with Torah Scroll
- Photograph by
- Alland, Alexander, American, 1902 - 1989
- Subject of
- Matthew, Wentworth Arthur, Kittitian, 1892 - 1973
- Commandment Keepers Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation of the Living God Pillar and Ground of Truth, Inc., founded 1919
- Date
- 1940
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 × 6 in. (20.3 × 15.2 cm)
- H x W (Image and Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
- Description
- 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 captured
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Commandment Keepers: African-American Jewish Congregation in Harlem
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Black Hebraic religions
- Communities
- Judaism
- Photography
- Religion
- Worship services
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.38.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Alexander Alland, Jr.
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.