Mary McLeod Bethune, from the unrealized portfolio ​“Noble Black Women: The Harlem Renaissance and After”

Carl Van Vechten, Mary McLeod Bethune, from the unrealized portfolio "Noble Black Women: The Harlem Renaissance and After", 1940, printed 1983, photogravure, image: 9 × 6 in. (22.9 × 15.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.127, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)

Artwork Details

Title
Mary McLeod Bethune, from the unrealized portfolio ​“Noble Black Women: The Harlem Renaissance and After”
Artist
Printer
Date
1940, printed 1983
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 9 × 6 in. (22.9 × 15.2 cm)
Copyright
Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)
Credit Line
Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts
Mediums Description
photogravure
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female — Bethune, Mary McLeod
  • African American
Object Number
1983.63.127
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.63.127

Works by this artist (2 items)

Elaine de Kooning, Portrait of Jack Greenbaum, 1959, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Edith S. and Arthur J. Levin, 2005.5.15
Portrait of Jack Greenbaum
Artist
Date1959
oil on canvas
Not on view
Elaine de Kooning, Bullfight, 1957, oil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William McPherrin in honor of Keith L. Robinson, 2016.9
Bullfight
Artist
Date1957
oil on paper
Not on view