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

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)
Carl Van Vechten, Paul Robeson, from the portfolio 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes, 1933, 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, 1983.63.166, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)

Artwork Details

Title
Paul Robeson, from the portfolio ​‘O, Write My Name’: American Portraits, Harlem Heroes
Artist
Printer
Date
1933, 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
  • Portrait male — Robeson, Paul
  • Performing arts — music — voice
Object Number
1983.63.166
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.63.166

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Carl Van Vechten, Ella Fitzgerald, from the portfolio 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes, 1940, printed 1983, photogravure, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.162, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)
Ella Fitzgerald, from the portfolio ​‘O, Write My Name’:…
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Date1940, printed 1983
photogravure
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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, Katherine Dunham, from the unrealized portfolio "Noble Black Women: The Harlem Renaissance and After", 1949, printed 1983, photogravure, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.128, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)
Katherine Dunham, from the unrealized portfolio ​“Noble…
Artist
Date1949, printed 1983
photogravure
Not on view
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)
Ralph Bunche, from the portfolio ​‘O, Write My Name’:…
Artist
Date1951, printed 1983
photogravure
Not on view

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