Photograph of Rabbi David Matthew Doré blowing the shofar on Rosh Hashanah: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of Rabbi David Matthew Doré. Doré is standing, holding a shofar (ram's horn) to his mouth. He is dressed in a tallit and is looking to the left of the photograph. The back of the photograph has an inscription identifying the subject, photographer markings, and a Lloyd Yearwood label.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: September 1983
• Photograph by: Lloyd W. Yearwood, American, 1925 - 2011
• Subject of: David Matthew Doré, American, born 1955
• Subject of: Commandment Keepers Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation of the Living God Pillar and Ground of Truth, Inc., founded 1919
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (image): 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in (24.1 x 19.1 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (sheet): 9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in (25.2 x 20.2 cm)
• Place made: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Black Hebraic religions
• Topic: Holidays and festivals
• Topic: Judaism
• Topic: Music
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Religion
• Topic: Worship services
• Object number: 2014.150.3.70
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Estate of Lloyd W. Yearwood Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.