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The Heiress, Harlem, 1938

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

The Heiress, Harlem, 1938

1938, printed 1974

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The Heiress, Harlem, 1938

1938, printed 1974

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.)
Portfolio/Series From the portfolio "James Van Der Zee: Eighteen Photographs"
Credit Line Saidie A. May Bequest Fund
Object Number 1975.22.17
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.

BMA, "BMA Collects: African-American Art," 21 January - 18 March, 1990.

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"

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