Tennis Player

1932

James Van Der Zee

Associated Names
James Van Der Zee

Artist, American, 1886 - 1983

The image features a man standing in a relaxed position with one hand in his pocket. He is smiling slightly, and he has a well-groomed mustache. His wide-brimmed hat has a dark band around it, covering most of his hair. He is wearing a double-breasted suit jacket, a shirt, a tie, white pants, and white shoes. He is holding a tennis racket under his arm. The background displays a pastoral outdoor scene with trees and foliage, along with a partial brick wall to the side.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.45 × 19.37 cm (9 5/8 × 7 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 20.32 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.33.2

  • Copyright

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

More About this Artwork

Scholarly Article:  James Van Der Zee’s Portrait Photographs: Technical Insights from the National Gallery of Art’s Prints

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Estate of James Van Der Zee, New York; Donna Van Der Zee, New York; NGA purchase, 2021.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower left in negative: VANDERZEE / NYC / 1932;
on verso, signed by artist, top right in graphite: Tennis Player, 1932 / James Van Der Zee; by Donna Mussenden Van Der Zee, upper right, in graphite: TITLE: TENNIS PLAYER, 1932; / PHOTOGRAPHER: JAMES VAN DER ZEE / COPYRIGHT © DONNA VAN DER ZEE / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED / VINTAGE PRINT / CERTIFIED: Donna Mussenden VDZ / REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT / WRITTEN PERMISSION

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