The Harlem book of the dead /

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 Camille Billops, is primarily an interview with the artist at the age of 91. Includes poetry, by Owen Dodson, inspired by some of the photos

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Main Authors:	Van Der Zee, James, 1886-1983 (Photographer), Billops, Camille (Interviewer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut, writer of text), Dodson, Owen, 1914-1983 (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut, writer of poetry)
Corporate Authors:	Archive of Documentary Arts (Duke University), Henry Horenstein Photobook Collection (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library), Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania), Rosengarten Family Fund
Other Authors:	Dodson, Owen, Dodson, Owen, 1914-1983-, Morrison, Toni (writer of foreword)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. : Morgan & Morgan, 1978 Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. : c1978 Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. : ©1978 Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. : c1978 Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. : [1978]
Subjects:	Schwarze, .. Bereavement > Poetry Documentary photography > New York (State) > New York Documentary photography Funeral rites and ceremonies > New York (N.Y.) Funeral rites and ceremonies > New York (State) > New York > Pictorial works Funeral rites and ceremonies > New York (State) > New York Funeral rites and ceremonies > New York (State) Funeral service Mourning customs > New York (N.Y.) Mourning customs > New York (State) > New York CHR 1978 PRO Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy) Deuil > Coutumes > New York (État) > New York Funérailles > Rites et cérémonies > New York (État) > New York Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle Photographie > New York (État) > New York > Histoire > 20e siècle > Expositions Bestattungsritus Funeral rites and ceremonies Manners and customs Mourning customs Trauerritual Black or African American > ethnology Funeral Rites > history Begrafenissen Dodenbezorging History, 20th Century Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Social life and customs > Pictorial works Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Social life and customs New York (N.Y.) New York Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Moeurs et coutumes New York (State) > New York New York (State) > New York > Harlem New York- Harlem Schwarze Schwärze Pictorial Work Poetry Popular Work Illustrated books Illustrated works Ouvrages illustrés Photobooks Poems Poésie illustrated books photobooks poetry
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