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James Van Der Zee
Daddy Grace, Harlem1938

Not on view
Sepia-toned photograph of a Black man in robes and head covering standing center stage with both arms raised, in an ornately decorated interior with theatrical arch backdrop and electric lights
Sepia-toned photograph of a person standing center stage with both arms raised upward, wearing a striped robe and head covering, beneath an ornate archway decorated with electric lights; handwritten notation and signature visible in lower margin.
Artist or Maker
James Van Der Zee
United States, 1886-1983
Title
Daddy Grace, Harlem
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1938
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 9 3/8 × 7 7/16 in. (23.81 × 18.89 cm) Primary support: 9 3/8 × 7 7/16 in. (23.81 × 18.89 cm) Secondary support: 15 × 12 1/2 in. (38.1 × 31.75 cm) Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.64 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Emerald and Harriet Merrill
Accession Number
M.83.315.1
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Kim, Christine Y., and Liz Andrews. Black American Portraits. Los Angeles: LACMA, 2021.
  • 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.