[Floating Star, Interior of Beth-El Congregation Sanctuary] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Floating Star, Interior of Beth-El Congregation Sanctuary]

Creator

  • Photographer: Joe Weisberg
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: "Photo by Joe Weisberg, Wedgway Drive, Fort Worth"

Contributor

  • Designer: Fabry, Erno
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Designed interior of the temple.

Date

  • Creation: 1948

Language

  • No Language

Description

  • Content Description: Photograph of the floating star which was suspended from the ceiling as part of the interior design of the sanctuary when Beth-El was rebuilt in 1948 after the 1946 fire. The interior designer was the Hungarian-American architect Erno Fabry.
  • Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 25 cm.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Religious institutions.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Synagogues -- Texas -- Fort Worth.
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Religion - Synagogues
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Religion - Denominations - Jewish
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Architecture
  • Keyword: temples
  • Keyword: Judaism
  • Keyword: Jewish community

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Tarrant County - Fort Worth
  • Time Period: mod-tim
  • Coverage Date: 1948

Collection

  • Name: Rescuing Texas History, 2010
    Code: SG10

Institution

  • Name: Fort Worth Jewish Archives
    Code: FWJA

Resource Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: BEA-PIX-BLD2-INT-001
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth188536

Note

  • Display Note: The Hungarian-born designer Erno Fabry designed the building interior. At the same time, he was redesigning Meacham's downtown department store. The kidney-shaped depression in the ceiling is reminiscent of that store's mezzanine.
  • Digital Preservation: creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: CS creationHardware: Epson Perfection V700 Photo
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