James Van Der Zee

(Man in White Suit)
1929

A black and white photograph of a man standing in a formal pose wearing a white tuxedo with tails, a bow tie, and a top hat. He holds a cane in his left hand and wears round spectacles. A boutonniere is attached to his lapel. The background features a painted scene with curtains and a window, and there is a flower arrangement on a pedestal to his right. The bottom of the image includes handwritten text and numbers.

A black and white photograph of a man standing in a formal pose wearing a white tuxedo with tails, a bow tie, and a top hat. He holds a cane in his left hand and wears round spectacles. A boutonniere is attached to his lapel. The background features a painted scene with curtains and a window, and there is a flower arrangement on a pedestal to his right. The bottom of the image includes handwritten text and numbers.

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Date
1929

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 8 × 4 7/8in. (20.3 × 12.4 cm) Image: 6 3/4 × 4 11/16in. (17.1 × 11.9 cm)

Accession number
2001.41

Edition
Vintage

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of an anonymous donor

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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James Van Der Zee
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