id:			161278
accession number:	1999.52
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1999.52
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:41.351000

Father Coming Down Apple Tree by Hen House, c. 1909. James Van Der Zee (American, 1886–1983). Gelatin silver print; image: 25.1 x 15 cm (9 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.); matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jane B. Tripp Charitable Lead Annuity Trust 1999.52 © Donna Mussenden VanDerZee

title:				Father Coming Down Apple Tree by Hen House
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creation date:			c. 1909
creation date earliest:		1904
creation date latest:		1914
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creditline:			The Jane B. Tripp Charitable Lead Annuity Trust
copyright:			© Donna Mussenden VanDerZee

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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	gelatin silver print
department:	Photography
collection:	PH - American 1900-1950
type:		Photograph
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CREATORS

* James Van Der Zee (American, 1886–1983)  - artist
James VanDerZee American, 1886-1983

Famous for his images of Harlem and its inhabitants, James VanDerZee was born in Lenox, Massachusetts. During his youth, he took portraits of family members and friends, and after various jobs in Lenox and New York City began work in 1911 as a photographic assistant in the portrait studio run by Charles Gertz in Hahne's department store in Newark, New Jersey. From 1912-15 VanDerZee operated a portrait studio in the Toussaint Conservatory of Art and Music, established by his sister Jennie.
	Two years later VanDerZee opened a studio in Harlem and began making his memorable portraits. During the period of his greatest success, from the years of the Harlem Renaissance (1919-29) until World War II, he photographed the area's large African-American middle class, producing formal portraits of individuals, families, church and school groups, athletic organizations, women's clubs, fraternal organizations, weddings, funerals, and street scenes. He also photographed Harlem's celebrated artists, writers, singers, religious leaders, and politicians.
	In 1924 VanDerZee became official photographer for Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association, documenting their conventions, rallies, and parades. He retired in the 1960s, but resumed photography for a brief period before his death. M.M.
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measurements: Image: 25.1 x 15 cm (9 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)
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	inscription:	written in blue ink on verso: "Father coming down apple tree by hen house"
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