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by: Deborah Willis, Deborah Willis-Braithwaite, Rodger C. Birt, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)  Price: $58.18 Prices subject to change.Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Dewey Decimal Number: 779.2092 EAN: 9780810939233 ISBN: 0810939231 Label: Harry N Abrams Manufacturer: Harry N Abrams Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 192 Publication Date: 1993-10 Publisher: Harry N Abrams Studio: Harry N Abrams Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: James VanDerZee was one of the great American photographers of the 20th century and the leading African-American photographer of his day. This first survey of his work in over 20 years includes his portraits for the first time as well as some new discoveries never before reproduced. Bibliography; notes; index. 200 duotone photos. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Vanderzee: When Photography Becomes More Than DocumentationWhen watching Ken Burn's "Jazz" on television, look for Vanderzee's contribution; when viewing Ken Burns' "Baseball" on video, look for Vanderzee's contribution; when you see images of African-Americans sitting in parlors, going to church in their Sunday finest, or heading off to war, their hearts full of patriotism even in the midst of racial separatism, look for Vanderzee's contribution - he was there. Our history is so much more than what we have seen on television and read in the newspapers; ... Read More Rating: - an exceptional representation of VanDerZee work ...This book is exceptional treatment of VanDerZee's photography and the role he played in the development of twentieth century photography. His use of the discipline to represent African American role in 20th century American history and photography. Most cities had at least one serious African American photographer who helped document black life in that city. His use of photography as survival tool and the expression of life in Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance. VanDerZee's work ... Read More 
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