Rose McClendon, from the unrealized portfolio ​“Noble Black Women: The Harlem Renaissance and After”

Carl Van Vechten, Rose McClendon, from the unrealized portfolio "Noble Black Women: The Harlem Renaissance and After", 1932, printed 1983, photogravure, image: 8 7⁄8 × 5 7⁄8 in. (22.5 × 14.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.137, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)

Artwork Details

Title
Rose McClendon, from the unrealized portfolio ​“Noble Black Women: The Harlem Renaissance and After”
Artist
Printer
Date
1932, printed 1983
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 8 7⁄8 × 5 7⁄8 in. (22.5 × 14.9 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
  • Performing arts — theater — actor
  • Portrait female — McClendon, Rose
  • African American
Object Number
1983.63.137
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.63.137

Works by this artist (14 items)

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Allen Tucker, Cloudburst at Black Mesa, New Mexico, 1925, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Allen Tucker Memorial, 1966.34.2
Cloudburst at Black Mesa, New Mexico
Artist
Date1925
oil on canvas
On view
Allen Tucker, Surf Breaking, Cranberry Island, 1913, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Allen Tucker Memorial, 1966.34.1
Surf Breaking, Cranberry Island
Artist
Date1913
oil on canvas
Not on view
Allen Tucker, Watercolor no. 31, Landscape with Clouds, ca. 1930, watercolor, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Allen Tucker Memorial, 1966.34.4
Watercolor no. 31, Landscape with Clouds
Artist
Dateca. 1930
watercolor
Not on view
Allen Tucker, Watercolor no. 63, Road, 1930, watercolor, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Allen Tucker Memorial, 1966.34.6
Watercolor no. 63, Road
Artist
Date1930
watercolor
Not on view

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