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Collection Artwork
A black and white photograph of a young, black man taking off his shirt in front of a lake.
Artist
Carl Van Vechten (Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1880 – 1964, New York, New York)
Title
[Joe Louis]
Creation date
1941
Materials
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image size: 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.
paper size: 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.
Credit Line
The Jack Shear Collection of Photography at the Tang Teaching Museum
Place of Creation
probably photographed at Greenwood Lake, New Jersey or New York, United States, North America
Accession Number
2017.41.615
Object Type
Photographs
Marks
Blindstamped, lower middle: PHOTO[GR]APH BY / CARL VAN VECHTEN

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Research on our collection is ongoing. If you have resources you’d like to share, please contact Associate Curator Rebecca McNamara.
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