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James Van Der Zee

Nude, Harlem, 1923

1922

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James Van Der Zee

Nude, Harlem, 1923

1922

Physical Qualities Gelatin silver print, Mount: 382 x 318 mm. (15 1/16 x 12 1/2 in.) Image/Sheet: 240 x 188 mm. (9 7/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Saidie A. May Bequest Fund
Object Number 1975.22.6
From the colophon: "Most of Mr. Van Der Zee's work was of family and friends. The nude represents one of his early, purely artistic studies."
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1975; Graphics International, Ltd., Washington, D.C.

Inscribed: RECTO:On mount, at lower left, in graphite: "VI 28/75"; on mount, at lower right, in graphite: "J. Van Der Zee," VERSO: On mount, at lower right, in graphite:"Nude, Harlem, 1923"

Artist

James Van Der Zee

1885–1982

American, 1886-1983
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