One color photograph taken by Nancy Rica Schiff of African American photographer James Van der Zee, 1982, for her book, "A Celebration of the 80s: Portraits."
Biographical / Historical:
Nancy Rica Schiff is a photographer and author in New York, N.Y.
Provenance:
Donated 2010 by Avis Berman, who received the photograph from Nancy Schiff.
Restrictions:
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Roots in Harlem : photographs by James Van Der Zee from the collection of Regenia A. Perry : January 8-February 19, 1989, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art / organized by Patricia P. Bladon ; with an essay by Regenia A. Perry
Harlem heyday : the photography of James VanDerZee : portraits of the Harlem community during the 1920s and 1930s : the Studio Museum in Harlem, June 20-September 1, 1982, New York State Museum, October 16-January 9, 1983