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

The Heiress, Harlem, 1938

1937-1973

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Physical Qualities Gelatin silver print, Mount: 317 x 380 mm. (12 1/2 x 14 15/16 in.) Image/Sheet: 190 x 239 mm. (7 1/2 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line Saidie A. May Bequest Fund
Object Number 1975.22.17
From the colophon: "After many years of service with the family, she became heir to their home and furnishings."
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1975; Graphics International, Ltd., Washington, D.C.

Inscribed: RECTO:On mount, at lower left, in graphite: "XVII 28/75"; on mount, at lower right, in graphite: "J. Van Der Zee," VERSO: On mount, at lower right, in graphite:"The Heiress, Harlem, 1938"

Artist

James Van Der Zee

1885–1982

American, 1886-1983
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Graphics International, Ltd., in cooperation with the Van DerZee Institute, New York

2000–2000

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