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The Heiress, Harlem

Artist/Maker (American, 1886–1983)
Date1938
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 × 9 7/16 in. (19.1 × 24 cm)
Credit LineFriends of Art Fund
Edition29/75
PortfolioEighteen Photographs, Image XVII
Object number1980.73
Status
Not on view
Copyright© Estate of James Van Der ZeeExhibition History
New Acquisitions 1981
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (May 19, 1981 - August 23, 1981 )
In Recognition of Black History Month
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 3, 1987 - February 28, 1987 )
Capturing the Black Experience
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 1, 1988 - February 29, 1988 )
Photography in the Collection: A Sesquicentennial Salute
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (December 13, 1988 - February 12, 1989 )
Facing the Camera: Selected Portrait Photographs from the Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (January 21, 1995 - March 9, 1995 )
African American Artists: Selections from the Permanent Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 16, 1999 - March 21, 1999 )
Framed and Shot: Photographs from the Allen Memorial Art Museum
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (March 1, 2000 - May 30, 2000 )
Between Background and Foreground
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (January 20, 2022 - August 7, 2022 )
Collections
  • Modern & Contemporary