About This Artwork

James Van Der Zee
American, 1886–1983

Do Tell, 1930

Hand tinted gelatin silver print
25.3 x 20.2 cm
Mary L. and Leigh B. Block Endowment, 2002.99

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

AIC, "New to View: Recent Acquisitions in Photography, " February 8–October 19, 2003. (Elizabeth Siegel) (Galleries 3 and 4).

AIC, "The James VanDerZee Studio," January 24–April 25, 2004. (Colin Westerbeck)

Publication History

Westerbeck, Colin. 2004. "The James VanDerZee Studio." Art Institute of Chicago. cover and p. 32.

Witkovsky, Matthew S. and Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts. 2012. “Dawoud Bey: Harlem U.S.A.” Exh. cat. Art Institute of Chicago/Yale University Press. p. 16, fig. 2.




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