Romare Bearden, from the portfolio 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes
Object Details
- Artist
- Carl Van Vechten, born Cedar Rapids, IA 1880-died New York City 1964
- Printer
- Richard Benson, born Newport, RI 1943-died Providence, RI 2017
- Sitter
- Romare Bearden
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts
- Copyright
- Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)
- 1944, printed 1983
- Object number
- 1983.63.163
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Photography-Photomechanical Reproduction
- Medium
- photogravure
- Dimensions
- image: 8 5/8 × 5 7/8 in. (21.9 × 14.9 cm)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Graphic Arts
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- African American
- Occupation\art\artist
- Portrait male
- Record ID
- saam_1983.63.163
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7fc908d2f-dd9a-41ca-a3bc-6bf468bfeaf3
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