メトロポリタン美術館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (メトロポリタン美術館Instagram)「#JamesVanDerZee, one of this country’s most distinctive photographic portraitists and an important chronicler of the culture of the Harlem Renaissance, was born #OnThisDay in 1886. The photographs presented here and on @metphotographs—all part of The Met's collection—are a few of the tens of thousands of others made by the artist during his remarkable seven-decade career.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Born in Lenox, Massachusetts, Van Der Zee moved to New York in 1916 and set up his first portrait studio on West 135th Street. By the early 1920s, he had earned his reputation as Harlem's preeminent portrait photographer, catering to everyone from brides, jazz musicians, and shopkeepers to members of athletic teams and social clubs, as well as such luminaries as Marcus Garvey, Bill Robinson, Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. and even the young Jean-Michel Basquiat.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ A highly inventive photographer and printer, Van Der Zee used a variety of means—including props, painted backdrops, photomontage, retouching, and hand-coloring—to achieve his desired effects. He died in 1983 at age 96.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ All photos by James Van Der Zee (American, 1886–1983):⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 📸 Identical Twins, 1924. Gelatin silver print. © 1969 Van Der Zee⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 📸 Unity Athletic and Social Club, 1926. Gelatin silver print. © 1969 Van Der Zee⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 📸 Drug Store Soda Fountain, 1929. Gelatin silver print. Gift of James Van Der Zee Institute, 1970. © 1969 Van Der Zee⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 📸 [Spectators at Baseball Game with Bill Robinson at Right], 1934. Gelatin silver print. © 1969 Van Der Zee⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ [Image descriptions: Two identical twin women sit lavishly dressed on a couch for a studio portrait. A group of men all wearing suits pose under a banner that reads "Unity Athletic & Social Club Inc." People sit and gather near the counter of a drug store soda fountain. A crowd of baseball spectators stand behind two well-dressed men, one of which is Bill Robinson—a 20th century Black American performer, who converse on a baseball field.]」6月30日 1時50分