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Miss Suzie Porter, Harlem, 1915 - Image 1
Miss Suzie Porter, Harlem, 1915 - Image 2

James Van Der Zee and Graphics International, Ltd., in cooperation with the Van DerZee Institute, New York

Miss Suzie Porter, Harlem, 1915

1914-1973

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Physical Qualities Gelatin silver print, Mount: 385 x 322 mm. (15 3/16 x 12 11/16 in.) Image/Sheet: 188 x 156 mm. (7 3/8 x 6 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Saidie A. May Bequest Fund
Object Number 1975.22.5
From the colophon: "Miss Porter, who was a cousin of the photographer, was dressed for an evening at the opera when this portrait was taken."
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1975; Graphics International, Ltd., Washington, D.C.
BMA, "Recent Acquisitions from the Museum's Photograph Collection," 14 June - 6 August, 1978; Traveling 1 September - 3 October, 1978.

BMA, "Harlem Views: Photographs by Aaron Siskind and James van der Zee," 2 December, 1986 - 1 March, 1987.

BMA, "BMA Collects: African-American Art," 21 January - 18 March, 1990.

Lauren Haney, BMA, Harlem Renaissance rotation, Link-Benesch Gallery, 1 February 2010 - 10 May 2010.

Inscribed: RECTO:On mount, at lower left, in graphite: "V 28/75"; on mount, at lower right, in graphite: "J. Van Der Zee," VERSO: On mount, at lower right, in graphite:"Susie Porter, Harlem, 1915"

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