VanDerZee, photographer, 1886-1983

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VanDerZee, photographer, 1886-1983

Deborah Willis-Braithwaite ; biographical essay by Rodger C. Birt

H.N. Abrams, 1993

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Van Der Zee, photographer, 1886-1983

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"Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., October 22, 1993-February 13, 1994"--T.p. verso

"In association with the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 192)

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James VanDerZee was one of the great American photographers of the 20th century and the leading African-American photographer of his day. This survey of his work includes his late portraits, as well as many of his best-known photographs and some new discoveries. There are also two revealing essays, one by Deborah Willis, author of "Black Photographers, 1840-1988", which shows how VanDerZee used his artistic powers to shape a collective image of his world, and a biographical text by Rodger Birt that tells the story of the discovery of VanDerZee by the world outside Harlem in 1969.

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