Mahalia Jackson, from the unrealized portfolio "Noble Black Women: The Harlem Renaissance and After"

American Art Museum

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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

Mahalia Jackson

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)

Date

1962, printed 1983

Object number

1983.63.134

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Photography-Photoprint

Medium

photogravure

Dimensions

image: 8 3/4 × 5 7/8 in. (22.4 × 14.9 cm)

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Department

Graphic Arts

Data Source

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Topic

African American

Performing arts\music\voice

Portrait female

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7a2758d5a-795e-4b6c-9bbc-921cdea52db6

Record ID

saam_1983.63.134

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