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Artist:

Carl Van Vechten, born Cedar Rapids, IA 1880-died New York City 1964  Search this

Printer:

Richard Benson, born Newport, RI 1943-died Providence, RI 2017  Search this

Sitter:

Mary McLeod Bethune  Search this

Medium:

photogravure

Dimensions:

image: 9 × 6 in. (22.9 × 15.2 cm)

Type:

Photography-Photoprint

Date:

1940, printed 1983

Topic:

African American  Search this

Portrait female  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts

Copyright:

Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)

Object number:

1983.63.127

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Artist:

Carl Van Vechten, born Cedar Rapids, IA 1880-died New York City 1964  Search this

Printer:

Richard Benson, born Newport, RI 1943-died Providence, RI 2017  Search this

Sitter:

Katherine Dunham  Search this

Medium:

photogravure

Dimensions:

image: 8 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (22.5 × 14.9 cm)

Type:

Photography-Photoprint

Date:

1949, printed 1983

Topic:

African American  Search this

Performing arts\dance  Search this

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Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts

Copyright:

Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)

Object number:

1983.63.128

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Artist:

Carl Van Vechten, born Cedar Rapids, IA 1880-died New York City 1964  Search this

Printer:

Richard Benson, born Newport, RI 1943-died Providence, RI 2017  Search this

Sitter:

Ruby Elzy  Search this

Medium:

photogravure

Dimensions:

image: 8 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (22.5 × 14.9 cm)

Type:

Photography-Photoprint

Date:

1935, printed 1983

Topic:

African American  Search this

Portrait female  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts

Copyright:

Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)

Object number:

1983.63.129

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Artist:

Carl Van Vechten, born Cedar Rapids, IA 1880-died New York City 1964  Search this

Printer:

Richard Benson, born Newport, RI 1943-died Providence, RI 2017  Search this

Sitter:

Ella Fitzgerald  Search this

Medium:

photogravure

Dimensions:

image: 8 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (22.5 × 14.9 cm)

Type:

Photography-Photoprint

Date:

1940, printed 1983

Topic:

African American  Search this

Performing arts\music\voice  Search this

Portrait female  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts

Copyright:

Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)

Object number:

1983.63.130

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Artist:

Carl Van Vechten, born Cedar Rapids, IA 1880-died New York City 1964  Search this

Printer:

Richard Benson, born Newport, RI 1943-died Providence, RI 2017  Search this

Sitter:

Althea Gibson  Search this

Medium:

photogravure

Dimensions:

image: 8 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (22.5 × 14.9 cm)

Type:

Photography-Photoprint

Date:

1958, printed 1983

Topic:

African American  Search this

Portrait female  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts

Copyright:

Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)

Object number:

1983.63.131

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edanmdm:saam_1983.63.131

Artist:

Carl Van Vechten, born Cedar Rapids, IA 1880-died New York City 1964  Search this

Printer:

Richard Benson, born Newport, RI 1943-died Providence, RI 2017  Search this

Sitter:

Nora Holt  Search this

Medium:

photogravure

Dimensions:

image: 8 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (22.5 × 14.9 cm)

Type:

Photography-Photoprint

Date:

1937, printed 1983

Topic:

African American  Search this

Performing arts\music\voice  Search this

Performing arts\music\composer  Search this

Portrait female  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts

Copyright:

Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)

Object number:

1983.63.132

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edanmdm:saam_1983.63.132

Artist:

Carl Van Vechten, born Cedar Rapids, IA 1880-died New York City 1964  Search this

Printer:

Richard Benson, born Newport, RI 1943-died Providence, RI 2017  Search this

Sitter:

Lena Horne  Search this

Medium:

photogravure

Dimensions:

image: 8 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (22.5 × 14.9 cm)

Type:

Photography-Photoprint

Date:

1941, printed 1983

Topic:

African American  Search this

Performing arts\music\voice  Search this

Portrait female  Search this

Performing arts\theater\actor  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts

Copyright:

Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)

Object number:

1983.63.133

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edanmdm:saam_1983.63.133

Artist:

Carl Van Vechten, born Cedar Rapids, IA 1880-died New York City 1964  Search this

Printer:

Richard Benson, born Newport, RI 1943-died Providence, RI 2017  Search this

Sitter:

Mahalia Jackson  Search this

Medium:

photogravure

Dimensions:

image: 8 3/4 × 5 7/8 in. (22.4 × 14.9 cm)

Type:

Photography-Photoprint

Date:

1962, printed 1983

Topic:

African American  Search this

Performing arts\music\voice  Search this

Portrait female  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts

Copyright:

Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)

Object number:

1983.63.134

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edanmdm:saam_1983.63.134

Artist:

Carl Van Vechten, born Cedar Rapids, IA 1880-died New York City 1964  Search this

Printer:

Richard Benson, born Newport, RI 1943-died Providence, RI 2017  Search this

Sitter:

Altonell Hines  Search this

Medium:

photogravure

Dimensions:

image: 8 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (22.5 × 14.9 cm)

Type:

Photography-Photoprint

Date:

1934, printed 1983

Topic:

African American  Search this

Performing arts\music\voice  Search this

Portrait female  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts

Copyright:

Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)

Object number:

1983.63.135

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edanmdm:saam_1983.63.135

Artist:

Carl Van Vechten, born Cedar Rapids, IA 1880-died New York City 1964  Search this

Printer:

Richard Benson, born Newport, RI 1943-died Providence, RI 2017  Search this

Sitter:

Zora Neal Hurston  Search this

Medium:

photogravure

Dimensions:

image: 8 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (22.5 × 14.9 cm)

Type:

Photography-Photoprint

Date:

1935, printed 1983

Topic:

African American  Search this

Occupation\writer\novelist  Search this

Portrait female  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts

Copyright:

Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)

Object number:

1983.63.136

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Artist:

Carl Van Vechten, born Cedar Rapids, IA 1880-died New York City 1964  Search this

Printer:

Richard Benson, born Newport, RI 1943-died Providence, RI 2017  Search this

Sitter:

Rose McClendon  Search this

Medium:

photogravure

Dimensions:

image: 8 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (22.5 × 14.9 cm)

Type:

Photography-Photoprint

Date:

1932, printed 1983

Topic:

African American  Search this

Portrait female  Search this

Performing arts\theater\actor  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts

Copyright:

Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)

Object number:

1983.63.137

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edanmdm:saam_1983.63.137

Artist:

Carl Van Vechten, born Cedar Rapids, IA 1880-died New York City 1964  Search this

Printer:

Richard Benson, born Newport, RI 1943-died Providence, RI 2017  Search this

Sitter:

Esther Perkins  Search this

Medium:

photogravure

Dimensions:

image: 8 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (22.5 × 14.9 cm)

Type:

Photography-Photoprint

Date:

1941, printed 1983

Topic:

African American  Search this

Portrait female  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts

Copyright:

Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)

Object number:

1983.63.138

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edanmdm:saam_1983.63.138

Artist:

Carl Van Vechten, born Cedar Rapids, IA 1880-died New York City 1964  Search this

Printer:

Richard Benson, born Newport, RI 1943-died Providence, RI 2017  Search this

Sitter:

Dorothy Peterson  Search this

Medium:

photogravure

Dimensions:

image: 8 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (22.5 × 14.9 cm)

Type:

Photography-Photoprint

Date:

1932, printed 1983

Topic:

Occupation\education\teacher  Search this

African American  Search this

Portrait female  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts

Copyright:

Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)

Object number:

1983.63.139

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edanmdm:saam_1983.63.139

Artist:

Carl Van Vechten, born Cedar Rapids, IA 1880-died New York City 1964  Search this

Printer:

Richard Benson, born Newport, RI 1943-died Providence, RI 2017  Search this

Sitter:

Leontyne Price  Search this

Medium:

photogravure

Dimensions:

image: 8 7/8 × 6 in. (22.5 × 15.2 cm)

Type:

Photography-Photoprint

Date:

1952, printed 1983

Topic:

African American  Search this

Performing arts\music\voice  Search this

Performing arts\opera  Search this

Portrait female  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts

Copyright:

Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)

Object number:

1983.63.140

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edanmdm:saam_1983.63.140

Artist:

Carl Van Vechten, born Cedar Rapids, IA 1880-died New York City 1964  Search this

Printer:

Richard Benson, born Newport, RI 1943-died Providence, RI 2017  Search this

Sitter:

Eslanda G. Robeson  Search this

Medium:

photogravure

Dimensions:

image: 8 7/8 × 6 in. (22.5 × 15.2 cm)

Type:

Photography-Photoprint

Date:

1936, printed 1983

Topic:

African American  Search this

Occupation\science\anthropologist  Search this

Portrait female  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts

Copyright:

Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)

Object number:

1983.63.141

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edanmdm:saam_1983.63.141

Artist:

Carl Van Vechten, born Cedar Rapids, IA 1880-died New York City 1964  Search this

Printer:

Richard Benson, born Newport, RI 1943-died Providence, RI 2017  Search this

Sitter:

Ada "Bricktop" Smith  Search this

Ada Beatrice Queen Victoria Louise Smith  Search this

Medium:

photogravure

Dimensions:

image: 5 5/8 × 8 3/8 in. (14.3 × 21.3 cm)

Type:

Photography-Photoprint

Date:

1934, printed 1983

Topic:

African American  Search this

Performing arts\dance  Search this

Performing arts\music\voice  Search this

Portrait female  Search this

Portrait female  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts

Copyright:

Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)

Object number:

1983.63.142

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edanmdm:saam_1983.63.142

Artist:

Carl Van Vechten, born Cedar Rapids, IA 1880-died New York City 1964  Search this

Printer:

Richard Benson, born Newport, RI 1943-died Providence, RI 2017  Search this

Sitter:

Bessie Smith  Search this

Medium:

photogravure

Dimensions:

image: 8 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (22.5 × 14.9 cm)

Type:

Photography-Photoprint

Date:

1936, printed 1983

Topic:

African American  Search this

Performing arts\music\voice  Search this

Portrait female  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts

Copyright:

Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)

Object number:

1983.63.143

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edanmdm:saam_1983.63.143

Artist:

Carl Van Vechten, born Cedar Rapids, IA 1880-died New York City 1964  Search this

Printer:

Richard Benson, born Newport, RI 1943-died Providence, RI 2017  Search this

Sitter:

Maxine Sullivan  Search this

Medium:

photogravure

Dimensions:

image: 8 7/8 × 6 in. (22.5 × 15.2 cm)

Type:

Photography-Photoprint

Date:

1941, printed 1983

Topic:

African American  Search this

Performing arts\music\voice  Search this

Portrait female  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts

Copyright:

Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)

Object number:

1983.63.144

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edanmdm:saam_1983.63.144

Artist:

Carl Van Vechten, born Cedar Rapids, IA 1880-died New York City 1964  Search this

Printer:

Richard Benson, born Newport, RI 1943-died Providence, RI 2017  Search this

Sitter:

Ethel Waters  Search this

Medium:

photogravure

Dimensions:

image: 8 7/8 × 6 in. (22.5 × 15.2 cm)

Type:

Photography-Photoprint

Date:

1932, printed 1983

Topic:

African American  Search this

Performing arts\music\voice  Search this

Portrait female  Search this

Performing arts\theater\actor  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts

Copyright:

Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)

Object number:

1983.63.145

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edanmdm:saam_1983.63.145

Artist:

Carl Van Vechten, born Cedar Rapids, IA 1880-died New York City 1964  Search this

Printer:

Richard Benson, born Newport, RI 1943-died Providence, RI 2017  Search this

Sitter:

Fredi Washington  Search this

Medium:

photogravure

Dimensions:

image: 8 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (22.5 × 14.9 cm)

Type:

Photography-Photoprint

Date:

1933, printed 1983

Topic:

African American  Search this

Portrait female  Search this

Performing arts\theater\actor  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts

Copyright:

Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)

Object number:

1983.63.146

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edanmdm:saam_1983.63.146