John W. Bubbles, from the portfolio ​‘O, Write My Name’: American Portraits, Harlem Heroes

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)
Carl Van Vechten, John W. Bubbles, from the portfolio 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes, 1935, 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, 1983.63.158, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)

Artwork Details

Title
John W. Bubbles, from the portfolio ​‘O, Write My Name’: American Portraits, Harlem Heroes
Artist
Printer
Date
1935, 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 — Bubbles, John W.
  • Performing arts — music — voice
  • Performing arts — dance
  • African American
Object Number
1983.63.158
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.63.158

Works by this artist (1 item)

Jerry Brown, Untitled Face Jug, 1993, earthenware and glaze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Martha and Pat Connell, 2000.97
Untitled Face Jug
Artist
Date1993
earthenware and glaze
Not on view

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