Photograph by
Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013
Subject of
Father Divine, American, ca. 1876 - 1965
Date
1930s
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 10 9/16 x 13 7/16 in. (26.8 x 34.1 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 11 x 13 7/8 in. (28 x 35.3 cm)
Caption
Open Kitchen - Father Devine, The Black Panthers and other socially conscious groups offered free meals and shelter to the community in some abandoned buildings, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, 1930's
Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 65.
Description
A black-and-white photograph of a building used by Father Divine to provide food and shelter during the 1930s. A hand painted sign on the door reads "Pacific Open Kitchen." The building next door is delapidated, with broken windows and missing steps. An inscription on the verso reads [FATHER DEVINE'S OPEN KITCHEN 1940's BROOKLYN].
Place depicted
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Photography
Poverty
Religion
Religious leaders
Urban life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family
Object number
2010.74.63
Restrictions & Rights
© Joe Schwartz
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53ad50deb-19bc-435c-a2bb-2686d7192b41

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