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

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Carl Van Vechten, Romaine Brooks, ca. 1936, gelatin silver prints, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Laura Dreyfus Barney and Natalie Clifford Barney, 2000.42
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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)
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Carl Van Vechten, Richard Wright, from the portfolio 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes, 1939, printed 1983, photogravure, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.164, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)
Richard Wright, from the portfolio ​‘O, Write My Name’:…
Artist
Date1939, printed 1983
photogravure
Not on view
Carl Van Vechten, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, from the portfolio 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes, 1941, printed 1983, photogravure, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.157, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)
Bill ​“Bojangles” Robinson, from the portfolio ​‘O, Write My…
Artist
Date1941, printed 1983
photogravure
Not on view

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