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Photograph by:
James Van Der Zee, American, 1886 - 1983  Search this
Subject of:
Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (sheet): 8 1/8 × 5 in. (20.6 × 12.7 cm)
H x W (image): 6 13/16 × 4 15/16 in. (17.3 × 12.5 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Place depicted:
New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1932
Description:
A toned gelatin silver print which features a woman in the center foreground of a studio portrait. She wears an elaborate feathered headdress, cape, and gilded corset. The corset has a low hanging fringe of metallic loops which extend past the proper waist and lay against the upper thighs. The woman also wears what appear to be voluminous harem pants. Her PR hand is placed on her PR hip while her PL hand is held aloft just behind her PL hip. The background behind her is a backdrop of a formal interior; a chair draped with a quilt features prominently in the bottom right corner of the foreground.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Dance  Search this
Fashion  Search this
Photography  Search this
U.S. History, 1919-1933  Search this
Urban life  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2014.166.1
Restrictions & Rights:
© James Van Der Zee Archive, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Movement:
Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a294e631-810c-4112-836e-06d9e8e4d93a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.166.1