Harlem-based photographer James Van Der Zee was known for his posed, storied photographs capturing black life and celebrations. Van Der Zee was born on June 19, 1886, in Lenox, Massachusetts, to former servants of President Ulysses S. Grant. He started to develop a passion for photography at a very young age. As a young child, […]
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