<I>Uncommon Images: James Van Der Zee </I>
date: label: Date
content: 1977
name: label: Directed by
content: Evelyn Barron, American
label: Subject of
content: James Van Der Zee, American, 1886 - 1983
label: Published by
content: Filmakers Library Inc., American, 1969 - 2011
label: Owned by
content: D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
notes: label: Caption
content: An intimate look into the life and career of Harlem photographer, James Van Der Zee. Van Der Zee recollects his personal and professional development as one of America’s most influential photographers of the twentieth century. Directed and produced by Evelyn Barron for New York’s WNBC-TV, this is a twenty minute documentary primarily narrated by Van Der Zee himself.
label: Caption
content: This film was a part of the Washington D.C. Public Library's circulating 16mm film collection housed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Central Library. The collection is particularly noted for the wide variety of African American and African diaspora content.
label: Description
content: A documentary film with the title Uncommon Images: James Van Der Zee. It consists of a single reel of color 16mm acetate film with an optical sound track.
label: Description
content: Directed and produced by Evelyn Barron for New York’s WNBC-TV, this is a twenty-minute documentary primarily narrated by Van Der Zee himself. Ninety years old at the time of production, he recalls his early interest in photography and music, and the development of his photographic practices overtime. Van Der Zee emphasizes the impact of his second wife, Gaynella Greenlee, as an instrumental influence in the success of his Harlem-based studio throughout the twenties and thirties, the peak of the Harlem Renaissance. The film utilizes Van Der Zee’s extensive photography portfolio to compliment the narration.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place filmed
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Documentary films
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Photography
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: DC Public Library Film Collection
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Moving Images
label: Movement
content: Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Transferred from the DC Public Library
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.55.20.1a
objectType: label: Type
content: documentary television programs
label: Type
content: sound films
label: Type
content: color films (visual works)
label: Type
content: short subjects
label: Type
content: 16mm (photographic film size)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: acetate film
label: Dimensions
content: Duration: 20 Minutes
label: Dimensions
content: Length (Film): 700 Feet