Photograph of Al Moore and Larrye: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of the male and female dance duo, Moore and Larrye. The duo is depicted standing in three-quarters profile, facing the right edge of the image. The man is wearing a black tuxedo, white vest, and a white bow tie. He has a pocket watch chain hanging at his waist. He is depicted standing behind the woman with his proper right hand held to her waist. The woman is depicted leaning against the man, holding her proper right hand on her hip, her head tilted slightly towards her proper left shoulder, and her proper left arms and fingers extended towards the right edge of the image. She is wearing a dress that has a long white skirt attached to the bodice at the waist. The bodice is a black sequined, V-shaped piece of fabric that covers her shoulders and breasts, but leaves the rest of her torso and arms exposed. She is wearing black sequined, fingerless opera gloves, with sleeves that widen towards her shoulders. She has three white flowers pinned to her hair. There are two inscriptions in pencil on the back: [Valiada / 4” x / Moore & Larrye] at the top right and [Moore & Larrye] in the lower left corner. There are also additional pencil notations written on the back of the photograph.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1936
• Photograph by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Al Moore
• Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Type: portraits
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 9 9/16 × 7 1/2 in. (24.3 × 19 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 10 1/16 × 8 in. (25.6 × 20.3 cm)
• Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Dance
• Topic: Entertainers
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Theatre
• Object number: 2013.46.25.106
• 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: Unknown - Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.