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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

1930-1973

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Portrait of Two Brothers and Their Sister, 1931

1930-1973

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.)
Credit Line Saidie A. May Bequest Fund
Object Number 1975.22.15
From the colophon: "Much of Mr. Van Der Zee's work was character studies. This portrait is an example."
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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