Ten Piece Engagement
James Van Der Zee, American, 1886 - 1983
1926
Gelatin silver print
Overall: 7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.2 × 25.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Claire and Richard P. Morse 1937 Fund and the Charles F. Venrick 1936 Fund
PH.2000.29
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, on reverse, in graphite, upper right: TITLE: TEN PIECE ENGAGEMENT, 1926 / PHOTOGRAPHER: JAMES VANDERZEE / COPYRIGHT C[circled] DONNA MUSSENDEN VANDERZEE / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED / VINTAGE PRINT / REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT / WRITTEN PERMISSION / CERTIFIED: Donna Mussenden VDZ
Course History
AAAS 91.1, ENGL 53.18, The Harlem Renaissance, J. Martin Favor, Winter 2015
African and African American Studies 7.01, Picturing African American History, Michael Chaney, Spring 2024
Theater 10.55, African and African American Studies 32.15, Curating Black Theater, Monica Ndounou, Spring 2024
Provenance
G. W. Einstein Company, Inc., New York, New York; sold to present collection, 2000.
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