James Baldwin, from the portfolio ​‘O, Write My Name’: American Portraits, Harlem Heroes

Carl Van Vechten, James Baldwin, from the portfolio 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes, 1955, printed 1983, photogravure, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.159, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)
Carl Van Vechten, James Baldwin, from the portfolio 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes, 1955, printed 1983, photogravure, image: 8 3⁄4 × 5 7⁄8 in. (22.2 × 14.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.159, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)

Artwork Details

Title
James Baldwin, from the portfolio ​‘O, Write My Name’: American Portraits, Harlem Heroes
Artist
Printer
Date
1955, printed 1983
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 8 3⁄4 × 5 7⁄8 in. (22.2 × 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
  • Portrait male — Baldwin, James
  • Occupation — writer — essayist
  • Occupation — writer — novelist
  • Occupation — writer — playwright
  • African American
Object Number
1983.63.159
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.63.159

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Carl Van Vechten, Richard Wright, from the portfolio 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes, 1939, printed 1983, photogravure, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.164, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)
Richard Wright, from the portfolio ​‘O, Write My Name’:…
Artist
Date1939, printed 1983
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Carl Van Vechten, James Baldwin, from the portfolio 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes, 1955, printed 1983, photogravure, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.159, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)
James Baldwin, from the portfolio ​‘O, Write My Name’:…
Artist
Date1955, printed 1983
photogravure
Not on view
Carl Van Vechten, Ethel Waters, from the unrealized portfolio "Noble Black Women: The Harlem Renaissance and After", 1932, printed 1983, photogravure, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.145, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)
Ethel Waters, from the unrealized portfolio ​“Noble Black…
Artist
Date1932, printed 1983
photogravure
Not on view
Carl Van Vechten, Bessie Smith, from the unrealized portfolio "Noble Black Women: The Harlem Renaissance and After", 1936, printed 1983, photogravure, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.143, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)
Bessie Smith, from the unrealized portfolio ​“Noble Black…
Artist
Date1936, printed 1983
photogravure
Not on view

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