Child's Funeral

1929

James Van Der Zee

Associated Names
James Van Der Zee

Artist, American, 1886 - 1983

This is a photograph of a casket surrounded by floral arrangements. The image shows an ornate casket lined with white fabric, surrounded by a variety of colorful floral arrangements, some of which are forms of wreaths and bouquets placed on and around the casket. In the background, there is an altar with a religious painting or print depicting Jesus and children. The details in the photograph are clear, displaying the intricate details of the floral arrangements and the texture of the casket lining. The framing suggests a formal presentation of the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print with applied color

  • Credit Line

    Avalon Fund

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 17.7 × 24 cm (6 15/16 × 9 7/16 in.)
    mat: 26.8 × 30.8 cm (10 9/16 × 12 1/8 in.)
    overall: 70.8 × 32.7 cm (27 7/8 × 12 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.127.16

  • 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

James Van Der Zee, New York; Donna Van Der Zee, New York; (Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York); NGA purchase, 2019.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower left in negative: VANDERZEE / NYC [underlined] / 1929; inner flap of paper envelope, center printed in black ink on applied sticker inverted: PHONE. BRADHURST 0268 / G. G. G. PHOTO STUDIO, INC. / JAMES A. VANDERZEE / ARTIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER / 29 YEARS EXPERIENCE / 109 W. 135TH ST., NEW YORK CITY; inner flap of paper envelope, by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: A38464

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