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1. Carl Van Vechten (American, 1880 – 1964), Bessie Smith, 1936, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 9.75” x 8”

1. Carl Van Vechten (American, 1880 – 1964), Bessie Smith, 1936, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 9.75” x 8”

2. Anthony Barboza (b. 1944), Roberta Flack, 1971, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 10.5” x 10.5”

2. Anthony Barboza (b. 1944), Roberta Flack, 1971, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 10.5” x 10.5”

3. Carl Van Vechten (American, 1880 – 1964), Mahalia Jackson, 1962, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 9.75” x 7”

3. Carl Van Vechten (American, 1880 – 1964), Mahalia Jackson, 1962, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 9.75” x 7”

4. Wallace Seawell (American, 1916 – 2007), Nat King Cole, c. 1955, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 7.5” x 9.5”,  

4. Wallace Seawell (American, 1916 – 2007), Nat King Cole, c. 1955, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 7.5” x 9.5”

 

5. Charlotte Brooks (American, 1918 – 2014), Fats Domino, c. 1960, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 13.5” x 9.25”

5. Charlotte Brooks (American, 1918 – 2014), Fats Domino, c. 1960, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 13.5” x 9.25”

6. Bob Willoughby (American, 1927 – 2009), Louis Armstrong, 1950, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 8” x 10”

6. Bob Willoughby (American, 1927 – 2009), Louis Armstrong, 1950, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 8” x 10”

7. Gjon Mili (Albanian, 1904 – 1984), Pearl Primus, c. 1943, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 9” x 7.5”

7. Gjon Mili (Albanian, 1904 – 1984), Pearl Primus, c. 1943, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 9” x 7.5”

8. Hy Peskin (American, 1915 - 2005), Harlem Hep Cats, 1939, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 11” x 13.5”

8. Hy Peskin (American, 1915 - 2005), Harlem Hep Cats, 1939, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 11” x 13.5”

9. Stanislaus Julian Walery (Polish, 1863 - 1935), Josephine Baker, 1926, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 8.5” x 6.5”

9. Stanislaus Julian Walery (Polish, 1863 - 1935), Josephine Baker, 1926, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 8.5” x 6.5”

10. Carl Van Vechten (American, 1880 – 1964), Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, 1941, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 14” x 11”

10. Carl Van Vechten (American, 1880 – 1964), Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, 1941, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 14” x 11”

11. Chuck Stewart (American, 1927 – 2017), Duke Ellington, c. 1955, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 11.5” x 14.75”

11. Chuck Stewart (American, 1927 – 2017), Duke Ellington, c. 1955, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 11.5” x 14.75”

12. Florence Homolka (American 1911 – 1962), Josephine Baker, c. 1958, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 10” x 9”

12. Florence Homolka (American 1911 – 1962), Josephine Baker, c. 1958, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 10” x 9”

13. Carl Van Vechten (American, 1880 – 1964), Gabriel Brown, 1935, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 13.75” x 9.25”

13. Carl Van Vechten (American, 1880 – 1964), Gabriel Brown, 1935, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 13.75” x 9.25”

14. Beuford Smith (American, b. 1941), Sunday in Harlem, 1968, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 7.5” x 9.5”

14. Beuford Smith (American, b. 1941), Sunday in Harlem, 1968, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 7.5” x 9.5”

15. Gordon Coster (American, 1906-1988), Lead Belly, 1942, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 13” x 10”

15. Gordon Coster (American, 1906-1988), Lead Belly, 1942, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 13” x 10”

16. Bob Willoughby (American, 1927 – 2009), Billy Eckstine “Just Jazz” - Los Angeles, c. 1955, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 13.75” x 10.75”

16. Bob Willoughby (American, 1927 – 2009), Billy Eckstine “Just Jazz” - Los Angeles, c. 1955, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 13.75” x 10.75”

17. Bob Willoughby (American, 1927 – 2009), Miles Davis at the Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, 1950, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 12.5” x 9.75”

17. Bob Willoughby (American, 1927 – 2009), Miles Davis at the Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, 1950, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 12.5” x 9.75”

18. Flip Schulke (American, 1930 – 2008), Harry Belafonte, c. 1960, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 12.25” x 9.5”

18. Flip Schulke (American, 1930 – 2008), Harry Belafonte, c. 1960, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 12.25” x 9.5”

19. Anthony Barboza (b. 1944), Pat Evans, Early 1970s, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 12” x 8”

19. Anthony Barboza (b. 1944), Pat Evans, Early 1970s, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 12” x 8”

20. David Attie (American, 1920 - 1982), Lorraine Hansberry, c. 1960, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 12.75” x 10”

20. David Attie (American, 1920 - 1982), Lorraine Hansberry, c. 1960, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 12.75” x 10”

21. Anthony Barboza (b. 1944), Toukie Smith, 1980s, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 13.5” x 9.25”

21. Anthony Barboza (b. 1944), Toukie Smith, 1980s, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 13.5” x 9.25”

22. Carl Van Vechten (American, 1880 – 1964), James Baldwin, 1955, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 9.75” x 6.75”

22. Carl Van Vechten (American, 1880 – 1964), James Baldwin, 1955, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 9.75” x 6.75”

23. Carl Van Vechten (American, 1880 – 1964), Paul Robeson, 1933, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 13.75” x 10.75”

23. Carl Van Vechten (American, 1880 – 1964), Paul Robeson, 1933, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 13.75” x 10.75”

24. Carl Van Vechten (American, 1880 – 1964), Langston Hughes, 1936, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 10” x 8”

24. Carl Van Vechten (American, 1880 – 1964), Langston Hughes, 1936, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 10” x 8”

25. Arthur Rothstein (American, 1915–1985), Saturday Night, Birmingham, Alabama, 1940, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 13.5” x 10.5”

25. Arthur Rothstein (American, 1915–1985), Saturday Night, Birmingham, Alabama, 1940, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 13.5” x 10.5”

26. John Clark Mayden (b. 1951), Soul Grind - Ohio, 1971, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 5” x 8”

26. John Clark Mayden (b. 1951), Soul Grind - Ohio, 1971, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 5” x 8”

27. Shawn Walker (American, b. 1940), Untitled, 1970, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 7.5” x 5”

27. Shawn Walker (American, b. 1940), Untitled, 1970, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 7.5” x 5”

28. Coreen Simpson (American, b. 1942), David Hammons, 1987, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 14” x 11”

28. Coreen Simpson (American, b. 1942), David Hammons, 1987, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 14” x 11”

29. Carl Van Vechten (American, 1880 – 1964), Geoffrey Holder, 1954, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 10” x 7.5”

29. Carl Van Vechten (American, 1880 – 1964), Geoffrey Holder, 1954, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 10” x 7.5”

30. Ozier Muhammad, (American, 1950), Kool: A Young Man Strikes a Pose in Downtown Chicago, 1973, Gelatin Silver Print, 12.5” x 8.5”

30. Ozier Muhammad, (American, 1950), Kool: A Young Man Strikes a Pose in Downtown Chicago, 1973, Gelatin Silver Print, 12.5” x 8.5”

31. Eli Reed, (American, 1946), Photographer Gordon Parks with his daughter, London, England, 1994, Gelatin Silver Print, 9” x 12.75”

31. Eli Reed, (American, 1946), Photographer Gordon Parks with his daughter, London, England, 1994, Gelatin Silver Print, 9” x 12.75”

32. Cornelius Reed (American), Self Portrait, 1971, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 5.25” x 7.5”

32. Cornelius Reed (American), Self Portrait, 1971, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 5.25” x 7.5”

33. Eli Reed, (American, 1946), Bluefields, Nicaragua, 1982, Gelatin Silver Print, 9.5” x 12”

33. Eli Reed, (American, 1946), Bluefields, Nicaragua, 1982, Gelatin Silver Print, 9.5” x 12”

34. Alfredo Valente (Italian, 1899-1973), Ethel Waters, c. 1939, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 9.5” x 7.5”

34. Alfredo Valente (Italian, 1899-1973), Ethel Waters, c. 1939, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 9.5” x 7.5”

35. Alfred Eisenstaedt (German 1898 – 1995), Domestic Help at Redcliffe Plantation, South Carolina, 1937, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 13.75” x 10.75”

35. Alfred Eisenstaedt (German 1898 – 1995), Domestic Help at Redcliffe Plantation, South Carolina, 1937, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 13.75” x 10.75”

36. Weegee (American, 1899 – 1968), Hattie McDaniel, c. 1940, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 11” x 10.75”

36. Weegee (American, 1899 – 1968), Hattie McDaniel, c. 1940, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 11” x 10.75”

37. Anthony Barboza (b. 1944), Easter Sunday, Harlem, New York, 1974, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 6” x 9”

37. Anthony Barboza (b. 1944), Easter Sunday, Harlem, New York, 1974, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 6” x 9”

38. Beuford Smith (American, b. 1941), Puerto Rican Girls, Bronx, NY, 1968, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 7.25” x 9.25”

38. Beuford Smith (American, b. 1941), Puerto Rican Girls, Bronx, NY, 1968, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 7.25” x 9.25”

39. Anthony Barboza (b. 1944), Pensacola, Florida, 1960s, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 12” x 8”

39. Anthony Barboza (b. 1944), Pensacola, Florida, 1960s, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 12” x 8”

40. Cornelius Reed (American), We Have a Dream, 1970, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 5.25” x 7.5”

40. Cornelius Reed (American), We Have a Dream, 1970, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 5.25” x 7.5”

41. Beuford Smith (American, b. 1941), Flag Day, Harlem, 1976, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 7.75” x 7.25”

41. Beuford Smith (American, b. 1941), Flag Day, Harlem, 1976, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 7.75” x 7.25”

42. Edwin Rosskam (American, 1903 – 1985), Untitled, c. 1937, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 13” x 10.25”

42. Edwin Rosskam (American, 1903 – 1985), Untitled, c. 1937, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 13” x 10.25”

43. Anthony Barboza (b. 1944), NYC, 1970s, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 9.25” x 6.25”

43. Anthony Barboza (b. 1944), NYC, 1970s, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 9.25” x 6.25”

44. Anthony Barboza (b. 1944), Jacksonville, Florida, 1960s, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 13” x 9”

44. Anthony Barboza (b. 1944), Jacksonville, Florida, 1960s, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 13” x 9”

45. Ozier Muhammad, (American, 1950), “D’s Love” Chicago, Illinois, 1970, Gelatin Silver Print, 9.25” x 13.5”

45. Ozier Muhammad, (American, 1950), “D’s Love” Chicago, Illinois, 1970, Gelatin Silver Print, 9.25” x 13.5”

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