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James Van Der Zee Biography
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1886 |
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Born: Lenox, Massachusetts
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1983 |
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Deceased: Washington, DC
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2007
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“photo la”, Santa Monica, CA, January 18-21, Jenkins Johnson Gallery
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2005
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“hrlm-pictures”, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY
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2005
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“African American Art-Photographs from the Collection”, Saint Louis Art Museum, Saint Louis, MO
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2004
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“Common Ground-Discovering Community in 150 Years of Art”,The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
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2004
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“Ghost Stories-The Disembodied Spirit”, Austin Museum of Art-AMOA, Austin, TX
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2004
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“Stagestruck in America-Artists, Entertainers & Audiences, 1906-1956”, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT
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2003
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“HairStories”, Scottsdale Museum of Modern Art, Phoenix, AZ
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2003
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“Generations-African-American Art in the VMFA Collection”, Virgina Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
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2003
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“Challenge of the Modern: African American Artists 1925-1945”, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY
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2002
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“Celebrating the Legacy III-African American Art at the Corcoran” The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
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2001
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“Narratives of African American Art and Identity” Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
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2001
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“More than One”, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, NY
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2001
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“James VanDerZee”,The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY
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2001
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“James VanDerZee-Selections from the Sandor Family Collection Gift”, International Center of Photography, New York, NY
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1999
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“Narratives of African American Art and Identity”, The H.M. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, CA
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1999
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“Narratives of African American Art and Identity-The David C. Driskell Collection”, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, ME
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1998
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“Tradition & Conflict: A Visual History of African-Americans in Art, 19th and Early 20th Centuries, Ledbetter Lusk Gallery”, Memphis, TN
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1997
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“Rhapsodies in Black: Art of the Harlem Renaissance”, Hayward Gallery, London, England H.M. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, CA
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1997
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The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
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1997
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“Centurions: 101 Visions”, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
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1995
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High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
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1995
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“African-American Art: 20th Century Masterworks, II, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY; 1996-2001
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1994
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“Empowerment: The Art of African American Artists”, Krasdale Gallery, White Plains, NY
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1993
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“VanDerZee: Photographer, 1886-1983”, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
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1991
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“Eclectic Lens: Photographs from The Paul Jones Collection”, Beach Institute, Savannah, GA
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1989
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“Roots in Harlem: Photographs by James VanDerZee from the Collection of Regina A. Perry”, Memphis Memorial Art Gallery, Memphis, TN
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1983
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“A Century of Black Photographers: 1840-1960, Museum of Art”, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
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1979
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“The Legacy of James VanDerZee: A Portrait of Black Americans”, Alternative Center for the Arts, New York, NY
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1970
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Lenox Public Library (solo)
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1968
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“Harlem on My Mind”, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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