Black has always been beautiful

Series: Black Journal Series

Duration: 17

Year Published: 1972

Creator: Indiana University

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Shows self-taught Black photographer, James Van DerZee, as he photographs a young Black woman and discusses his techniques of recording the subject on film as he sees it. Includes Van DerZee's photographs of Harlem school children, the Black Yankees, Marcus Garvey, Bill Bojangles Robinson, and many others. , Focuses on black photographer James Van DerZee, now an acclaimed master, who worked in relative obscurity for six decades documenting the black experience in Harlem. Discusses, as Van DerZee photographs a young black woman, how he gets the camera to record the subject as he sees it. Presents his photographs of Harlem school children, the Black Yankees, and Marcus Garvey, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and many others.

Complete Record: Shows self-taught Black photographer, James Van DerZee, as he photographs a young Black woman and discusses his techniques of recording the subject on film as he sees it. Includes Van DerZee's photographs of Harlem school children, the Black Yankees, Marcus Garvey, Bill Bojangles Robinson, and many others. , Focuses on black photographer James Van DerZee, now an acclaimed master, who worked in relative obscurity for six decades documenting the black experience in Harlem. Discusses, as Van DerZee photographs a young black woman, how he gets the camera to record the subject as he sees it. Presents his photographs of Harlem school children, the Black Yankees, and Marcus Garvey, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and many others.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.