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

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)
Carl Van Vechten, Ralph Bunche, from the portfolio 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes, 1951, 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, 1983.63.147, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)

Artwork Details

Title
Ralph Bunche, from the portfolio ​‘O, Write My Name’: American Portraits, Harlem Heroes
Artist
Printer
Date
1951, 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 — Bunche, Ralph
  • Occupation — science — political science
Object Number
1983.63.147
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.63.147

Works by this artist (1 item)

Suzan Rezac, Untitled (Brooch), 1983, shibuichi, copper, and bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Helen Williams Drutt English and H. Peter Stern in honor of the 35th anniversary of the Renwick Gallery, 2007.47.23
Untitled (Brooch)
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Date1983
shibuichi, copper, and bronze
Not on view

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