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Portrait of Two Brothers and Their Sister, 1931 - Image 1
Portrait of Two Brothers and Their Sister, 1931 - Image 2

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

Portrait of Two Brothers and Their Sister, 1931

1931, printed 1974

Portrait of Two Brothers and Their Sister, 1931 — thumbnail 1
Portrait of Two Brothers and Their Sister, 1931 — thumbnail 2
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Portrait of Two Brothers and Their Sister, 1931

1931, printed 1974

Physical Qualities Gelatin silver print, Mount: 320 x 386 mm. (12 5/8 x 15 3/16 in.) Image/Sheet: 180 x 238 mm. (7 1/16 x 9 3/8 in.)
Portfolio/Series From the portfolio "James Van Der Zee: Eighteen Photographs"
Credit Line Saidie A. May Bequest Fund
Object Number 1975.22.15
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.

Lauren Haney, BMA, Harlem Renaissance rotation, Link-Benesch Gallery, 1 February 2010 - 10 May 2010.

Inscribed: RECTO: On mount, at lower left, in graphite: "XV 28/75"; on mount, at lower right, in graphite: "J. Van Der Zee," VERSO: On mount, at lower right, in graphite:"Two Brothers and their Sister, Harlem, 1931"

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