James van der zee couple harlem 1932

Where was james van der zee born and when

1886 in massachusetts

At what age did james van der zee move to new york

20

What orcehstra did james van der zeee play in

harlem orchestra

When did james van der zee open his own prtrait studio

In 1916, James Van Der Zee opened his own portrait studio in Harlem.

James van der zees most fmaous clients were african american celebs such as

marcus garvey and adam clayton powell jr

James van der zee did not record the what of people who hired him

name

What event is regarded as sparking the first wave of migration

ww1

For what two reasons is ww1 regarded as the catalyst for the first wave of migration

need for industrial laborers, blacks no longer willing to be 2nd class citizens

Throughout ww1 and ww2 how many millions of black people moved out of rural areas and how many followed in the 40s through 60s

2 million, 3 to 4 million

What historian writes that the great migrations effects are everywhere in urban life

isabelle wilkerson

What term would be used to refer to the act of barring rental or purchase of properties on basis of race

redlining

What was the black population of harlem in 1925

175000

Who is the new negro movement named after

alaine locke

The new negro by alaine locke included poetry by and , short stories by _ and photogrpah of african drawings by retellings of african and african american __ and texts about and politics by civil rights leaders __ and _

langston hughes and countee cullen,zora neale hurston and rudolph fisher, sculptures, aaron douglas, folktales, sociology, web du bois and walter white

James van der zees customers were described to have wanted to project an air of

sophistication and charisma

Most of van der zees work was made in the interior of his studio and used that evoked nature scenes or grand architectual settings

elaborate painted backdrops

"couple" displays people outside of __ houses

grand brownstone

What car is the people standing infront of in couple by van der zee

cadillac

The poses of the people in "couple" reflect what two things

self assurance and confidence

The relaxed glamor and casula yet firm poses of the people in "Couple" relfect the renaissance ideal of

sprezzatura

Both figure is "Couple" are wearing full length

fur coats

The coats the figures are weairng "Couple" are made of what animals fur

racoon

What is the most striking emblem of the couples success in "Couple"

car

The museum of modern art determines the car depicted in "Couple" as what type of cadillac

v16

How many cadillac v16's were made and when did they go into production

4000, 1930

Especially in post civil war years among black families what item which is usually large leather bound books with metal clasps, expensive items in them selves were popular

photalbums

The writer ____ ____ recounts of a black family album fromt eh 1880s the "studio setting allowed sitters a means of escape: a space to assume other identities social standings or to travel to unknown places by posing before a painted backdrop"

cheryl finley

James van der zee unlike modernist photographers like immogen cunnigham saw nothing against forms of

manipulation

What decade did james van der zees portraits fall out of fame

40s

What expo at the metropolitan museum of art rediscovered james van der zees work

1969 harlem on my mind

The 1969 metropolitan museum of art expo titled harlem on my mind depicted harlems art as seen thorugh what perspective

european american

When did james van der zee die

1983