"A biography of James Van Der Zee, innovative and celebrated African American photographer of the Harlem Renaissance. Includes an afterword, photos, and author'
One of the great American photographers of the 20th century and the leading African-American photographer of his day, James VanDerZee is best remembered as the
James Van Der Zee was an African-American photographer who specialized in funerals. This book includes many of his photographs, with his comments. The text, by
This book looks at the works of James VanDerZee, who "was the pre-eminent studio photographer of African-American life in the years between the two World Wars."