Tag: James Van Der Zee

• The Art of Serendipity: James Van Der Zee & Derek Fordjour

  I love little moments of artistic serendipity.  I come across them often and they are the fuel behind this site.  Today, while looking at the work of photographer James Van Der Zee, I came across this picture: It immediately reminded me of a painting by Derek Fordjour that I fell in love with a few months ago.…

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  May 11, 2016

  Art, Art in Los Angeles, Art/Culture, black history, Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, new york, Photography, Uncategorized

  Basketball, Derek Fordjour, James Van Der Zee, painting, Photography, Playoffs, the Harlem Renaissance, the New York Renaissance, The Rens

• Artist a Day Challenge 2016-4: James Van Der Zee

  James Van Der Zee was a prolific photographer documenting Harlem in the 1920’s and 1930’s with work that earned him the unofficial title of “Photographer of the Harlem Renaissance.”  With a mission to highlight middle class life, his work featured portraits of black New Yorkers, showing a side of life that was virtually invisible outside the African American community.  He was very…

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  February 4, 2016

  Art, Art/Culture, black history, Museums, new york, Photography, Uncategorized

  Basquiat, Black History Month, Harlem, Harlem Renaissance, James Van Der Zee, Met, Photography, Studio Museum