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

Carl Van Vechten, Altonell Hines, from the unrealized portfolio "Noble Black Women: The Harlem Renaissance and After", 1934, 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, 1983.63.135, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)

Artwork Details

Title
Altonell Hines, from the unrealized portfolio ​“Noble Black Women: The Harlem Renaissance and After”
Artist
Printer
Date
1934, 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
  • Portrait female — Hines, Altonell
  • Performing arts — music — voice
  • African American
Object Number
1983.63.135
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.63.135

Works by this artist (40 items)

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Carl Van Vechten, Romaine Brooks, ca. 1936, gelatin silver prints, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Laura Dreyfus Barney and Natalie Clifford Barney, 2000.42
Romaine Brooks
Artist
Dateca. 1936
gelatin silver prints
Not on view
Carl Van Vechten, Paul Robeson, from the portfolio 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes, 1933, printed 1983, photogravure, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.166, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)
Paul Robeson, from the portfolio ​‘O, Write My Name’:…
Artist
Date1933, printed 1983
photogravure
Not on view
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
photogravure
Not on view
Carl Van Vechten, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, from the portfolio 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes, 1941, printed 1983, photogravure, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.157, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)
Bill ​“Bojangles” Robinson, from the portfolio ​‘O, Write My…
Artist
Date1941, printed 1983
photogravure
Not on view

Related Books

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Harlem Heroes: Photographs by Carl Van Vechten
Author Carl Van Vechten (1880–1964) began making portraits in 1932. Over the next three decades, he asked writers, musicians, athletes, politicians, and others to sit for him—many of them central figures in the Harlem Renaissance. Harlem Heroes: Photographs by Carl Van Vechten features thirty-nine images of men and women who not only fueled the New Negro movement, but also transformed the broader American culture—including James Baldwin, Ossie Davis, W.E.B. Du Bois, Ella Fitzgerald, Althea Gibson, Langston Hughes, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, Bessie Smith, and others. The book includes an essay by John Jacob and biographical sketches for each sitter.

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