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Marcus Garvey and the Garvey Militia, Harlem, 1924

James Van Der Zee

Marcus Garvey and the Garvey Militia, Harlem, 1924

1924, printed 1975

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James Van Der Zee

Marcus Garvey and the Garvey Militia, Harlem, 1924

1924, printed 1975

Physical Qualities Gelatin silver print, Mount: 382 x 318 mm. (15 1/16 x 12 1/2 in.) Image/Sheet: 247 x 197 mm. (9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.)
Portfolio/Series From the portfolio "James Van Der Zee: Eighteen Photographs"
Credit Line Saidie A. May Bequest Fund
Object Number 1975.22.7
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1975; Graphics International, Ltd., Washington, D.C.
BMA, "Recent Acquisitions from the Museum's Photograph Collection," 14 June - 6 August, 1978; Traveling 1 September - 3 October, 1978.

BMA, "Harlem Views: Photographs by Aaron Siskind and James van der Zee," 2 December, 1986 - 1 March, 1987.

Inscribed: RECTO:On mount, at lower left, in graphite: "VII 28/75"; on mount, at lower right, in graphite: "J. Van Der Zee," VERSO: On mount, at lower right, in graphite:"Marcus Garvey and Garvey Militia, Harlem, 1924"

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James Van Der Zee

American, 1886-1983

American, 1886-1983
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