LACMA

ShopMembershipMyLACMATickets
LACMA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
info@lacma.org
(323) 857-6000
Sign up to receive emails
Subscribe
© Museum Associates 2025

Museum Hours

Monday

11 am–6 pm

Tuesday

11 am–6 pm

Wednesday

Closed

Thursday

11 am–6 pm

Friday

11 am–8 pm

Saturday

10 am–7 pm

Sunday

10 am–7 pm

 

  • About LACMA
  • Jobs
  • Building LACMA
  • Host An Event
  • Unframed
  • Press
  • FAQs
  • Log in to MyLACMA
  • Privacy Policy
© Museum Associates 2025
Collections

James Van Der Zee
Self-Portrait in Boater Hatcirca 1925

Not on view
Sepia-toned studio portrait photograph, a Black man from the hips up in a dark suit, striped tie, and flat straw boater hat, body angled right, looking directly at the camera
Artist or Maker
James Van Der Zee
United States, 1886-1983
Title
Self-Portrait in Boater Hat
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1925
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 9 5/16 × 6 15/16 in. (23.7 × 17.7 cm) Primary support: 9 13/16 × 7 1/2 in. (25 × 19.1 cm) Secondary support: 12 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (32.8 × 27.8 cm) Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.64 cm)
Credit Line
The Audrey and Sydney Irmas Collection
Accession Number
AC1992.197.129
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Kim, Christine Y., and Myrtle Elizabeth Andrews, editors. Black American Portraits: From the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: DelMonico Books-D.A.P., 2023.