James Van Der Zee

James Van Der Zee was a U.S. Artist of the African Diaspora born on June 29, 1886. Van Der Zee contributed to the Harlem Renaissance movement and died on May 15, 1983. Get notified when James Van Der Zee's biography is complete:

Gwendolyn Knight

“No one can tell us who we are”

1913-2005

Loïs Mailou Jones

The joy of African color and design

1905-1998

Beauford Delaney

Capturing the sacred light

1901-1979

1801 2000

Existence is a nightmare

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz

Machines that scream: inventing Futurist music

Luigi Russolo James Van Der Zee

The intellectual mother of Abstract Expressionism

Olga Rozanova

International cat-lover with don't care hair

Tsuguharu Foujita

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James Van Der Zee

Kate and Rachel Van Der Zee, Lenox, Mass.

Cousin, Suzie Porter, New York City

Nude, Harlem

Garveyite Family, Harlem

Couple, Harlem