His Pipe

Photography and Media

c. 1935

James Van Der Zee
American, 1886–1983

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Photography and Media

Artist: James VanDerZee
Title: His Pipe
Place: United States (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1930–1940
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Inscriptions: On verso in graphite at top middle: “TITLE: HIS PIPE, C. 1935 / PHOTOGRAPHER: JAMES VAN DER ZEE / VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH / COPYRIGHT © 1969 BY VAN DER ZEE / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED”, and another graphite inscription below the first one: “his pipe”, in a sketched circle.
Dimensions: Image: 24.4 × 19.2 cm (9 5/8 × 7 9/16 in.); Paper: 25.4 × 20.2 cm (10 × 8 in.)
Credit Line: Amanda Taub Veazie Endowment Fund
Reference Number: 2021.3
Copyright: © 1969 Van Der Zee

The artist; by descent to his estate, 1983; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2021.

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