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Portrait of an Actor, Harlem, 1929

James Van Der Zee and Graphics International, Ltd., in cooperation with the Van DerZee Institute, New York

Portrait of an Actor, Harlem, 1929

1929, printed 1974

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Portrait of an Actor, Harlem, 1929

1929, printed 1974

Physical Qualities Gelatin silver print, Mount: 380 x 318 mm. (14 15/16 x 12 1/2 in.) Image/Sheet: 165 x 115 mm. (6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)
Portfolio/Series From the portfolio "James Van Der Zee: Eighteen Photographs"
Credit Line Saidie A. May Bequest Fund
Object Number 1975.22.10
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: "X 28/75"; on mount, at lower right, in graphite: "J. Van Der Zee," VERSO: On mount, at lower right, in graphite:Portrait of an Acter, Harlem, 1929"

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