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James Van Der Zee
Marcus Garvey & Garvey Militia, Harlem1924

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Two black and white photographs on one sheet: top shows Black soldiers in uniform marching in formation on a city street; bottom shows a flag-draped platform crowded with Black men, women, and children, with two uniformed officers in front
Gelatin silver print, two photographs on a single mount. Top: uniformed men in military formation along a city street, carrying a flag, with onlookers on the sidewalk. Bottom: a group of men and women on a raised platform draped with American flags, surrounded by uniformed officers. Handwritten notations and edition number visible in margins.

James Van Der Zee, Marcus Garvey & Garvey Militia, Harlem, 1924, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Emerald and Harriet Merrill, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
James Van Der Zee
Title
Marcus Garvey & Garvey Militia, Harlem
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1924
Medium
Gelatin-silver print
Dimensions
Image: 9 11/16 × 7 3/4 in. (24.61 × 19.69 cm) Primary support: 9 11/16 × 7 3/4 in. (24.61 × 19.69 cm) Secondary support: 15 1/16 × 12 1/2 in. (38.26 × 31.75 cm) Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.64 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Emerald and Harriet Merrill
Accession Number
M.83.315.3
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.
Copyright
© James Van Der Zee Archive, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York