Edward Steichen

Paul Robeson as the Emperor Jones
1933

A vintage black and white photograph of a man in profile, wearing a heavily decorated military-style uniform with epaulettes and braided cords. His expression is contemplative and his gaze is directed off-camera. The lighting emphasizes the texture of the uniform and the contours of his face.
A vintage black and white photograph of a man in profile, wearing a heavily decorated military-style uniform with epaulettes and braided cords. His expression is contemplative and his gaze is directed off-camera. The lighting emphasizes the texture of the uniform and the contours of his face.

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Date
1933

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print mounted on board

Dimensions
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 8in. (25.2 × 20.3 cm) Image: 9 15/16 × 8in. (25.2 × 20.3 cm) Mount: 13 11/16 × 10 7/8 × 1/16in. (34.8 × 27.6 × 0.2 cm)

Accession number
2012.240

Edition
Vintage

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Richard and Jackie Hollander in memory of Ellyn Hollander

Rights and reproductions
© Conde Nast/ Getty Images

API
artworks/42562

Edward Steichen
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