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

Media - 1983.63.153 - SAAM-1983.63.153_2 - 122856
Copied Carl Van Vechten, Richard Benson, Joe Louis, from the portfolio 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes, 1941, 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, 1983.63.153, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)

Artwork Details

Title
Joe Louis, from the portfolio ​‘O, Write My Name’: American Portraits, Harlem Heroes
Artists
Printer
Date
1941, 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
Keywords
  • Portrait male — Louis, Joe
  • Occupation — sport — boxing
  • African American
Object Number
1983.63.153
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.63.153