Artist
James Van Der Zee (American, 1886–1983)American, 1886–1983
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Kate and Rachel
Date1907, printed later
PlaceLenox, Massachusetts, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 1/4 × 6 1/4 in. (18.4 × 15.9 cm)
Sheet: 7 1/4 × 6 1/4 in. (18.4 × 15.9 cm)
Mount: 15 × 12 1/2 in. (38.1 × 31.8 cm)
Sheet: 7 1/4 × 6 1/4 in. (18.4 × 15.9 cm)
Mount: 15 × 12 1/2 in. (38.1 × 31.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Target Collection of American Photography, museum purchase funded by Target Stores and the National Endowment for the Arts
Object number76.308
Not on view
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PhotographyObject Type
James Van Der Zee devoted his
professional photographic practice primarily to producing studio portraits and
social events of people living in Harlem. But, before opening his studio in
Harlem in 1912, Van Der Zee photographed his family and friends in the rural
areas of Massachusetts and Virginia, including this intimate picture of his wife,
Kate, and their daughter, Rachel.
Provenance[The Cronin Gallery, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 1976.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited "Call and Response" Exhibition - September 23, 1994 - Janaury 1, 1995 MFAH
Exhibited "Evocative Presence: Twentieth Century Photographs in the Museum Collection", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston February 27 - May 1, 1988
Exhibited: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, "African-American Art in the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston", February 22, 2004 - May 9, 2004.
Exhibited "Target Collection of American Photography: A Century in Pictures",
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston December 3 - February 25, 2007
Austin Museum of Art May 19 - August 12, 2007
Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi June 5 - August 24, 2008
"American Made: 250 Years of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 7 July 2012 - 2 January 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom left below image on mount in pencil "IV 56/75"
bottom right below image on mount in pencil "J Van Derzee"
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James Van Der Zee
1925
Gelatin silver print
99.17
Eduard van der Elsken
1951
Gelatin silver print
2002.275
