Marcus Garvey

1924

James Van Der Zee

Associated Names
James Van Der Zee

Artist, American, 1886 - 1983

The image depicts a man standing in a relaxed posture. He is leaning against a chair, holding a hat in one hand. The man has a serious expression and short hair. He is wearing a three-piece suit with a white shirt and tie. In the background, there are blurred shapes hinting at an outdoor setting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Eric R. Fox)

  • Dimensions

    image: 12.7 × 7.3 cm (5 × 2 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 15.5 × 10.16 cm (6 1/8 × 4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4390

  • Copyright

    © James Van Der Zee Archive, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eric R. Fox, Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1987; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1997

  • Rhapsodies in Black: Art of the Harlem Renaissance, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, April 11–June 22, 1998; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, July 26–October 19, 1998; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 22, 1998–February 14, 1999

Bibliography

2008

  • Malet, Rosa Maria et al. Modernitat Americana: Obres de la Corcoran Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, 2008: 92, 172.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right on image, vertical in black ink: VANDERZ; lower right on image, vertical: NY; on verso, center reversed in graphite: James A VanD / 1924; by unknown hand, bottom center: I-P-620; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right: 1987.27.3; bottom right corner: LG

Wikidata ID

Q64155564

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