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James Van Der Zee (1886–1983)

Author of The Harlem book of the dead

10 Works 91 Members 1 Review

About the Author

Includes the name: James Vanderzee

Works by James Van Der Zee

The Harlem book of the dead (1978) 36 copies

James Van Derzee (1974) 23 copies

The world of James Van DerZee: A visual record of Black Americans (1969) 14 copies

James Van Der Zee: Harlem Guaranteed (2002) 9 copies

Harlem Heyday: The Photography of James VanDerZee: Portraits of the Harlem Community during the 1920s and 1930s (1982) 3 copies

Roots in Harlem : photographs by James Van Der Zee from the collection of Regenia A. Perry : January 8-February 19,… 2 copies

James Van Der Zee : photographs : an exhibition at the Delaware Art Museum and the Downtown Gallery, June 8-July 8,… 1 copy

The legacy of James Van DerZee : a portrait of Black Americans : [catalog] 1 copy

CALENDAR The Photographs of James VanDerZee, 1996 1 copy

ARCHIVE IMAGE - 'Performing Children' (Theatrics), Harlem, 1938 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Van Der Zee, James Augustus Joseph
Birthdate: 1886-06-29
Date of death: 1983-05-15
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
Place of death: Washington, D.C., USA
Occupations: photographer

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Harlem Book of the Dead by Camille Billops

badly fire damaged

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susanaberth | May 17, 2015 |

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Statistics

Works: 10
Members: 91
Popularity: #204,136
Rating: 4.0

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 4

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