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

Carl Van Vechten, James Weldon Johnson, from the portfolio 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes, 1932, printed 1983, photogravure, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.161, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)
Carl Van Vechten, James Weldon Johnson, from the portfolio 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes, 1932, 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, 1983.63.161, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)

Artwork Details

Title
James Weldon Johnson, from the portfolio ​‘O, Write My Name’: American Portraits, Harlem Heroes
Artist
Printer
Date
1932, 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
  • African American
  • Occupation — writer — poet
  • Performing arts — music — composer
  • Portrait male — Johnson, James Weldon
Object Number
1983.63.161
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.63.161

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Carl Van Vechten, Ralph Bunche, from the portfolio 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes, 1951, printed 1983, photogravure, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.147, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)
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Carl Van Vechten, John W. Bubbles, from the portfolio 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes, 1935, printed 1983, photogravure, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.158, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)
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Artist
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photogravure
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Carl Van Vechten, Dorothy Peterson, 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, 1983.63.139, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)
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Artist
Date1932, printed 1983
photogravure
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Carl Van Vechten, Josh White, from the portfolio 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes, 1946, printed 1983, photogravure, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.150, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)
Josh White, from the portfolio ​‘O, Write My Name’: American…
Artist
Date1946, printed 1983
photogravure
Not on view

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