The painter Eldzier Cortor in his basement apartment

Miller, Wayne (1918-2013)


Item type:
photographic object
Date of creation:
1947
Height:
29.5 cm  (11 5/8 in.)
Width:
25.4 cm  (10 in.)
sheet: 35.3 x 27.8 cm (13 7/8 x 10 15/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
gelatin silver print
Place of creation:
Chicago (Illinois, United States)

Additional titles

Series/book title: Chicago's south side, 1946-1948

Description

Portrait of artist Eldzier Cortor (whose works include references to music and dance during the Harlem Renaissance) seated in a lyre-shaped armchair.

People as subjects

Cortor, Eldzier (1916-2015) (Non-musician/dancer)

Iconclass

61B2(ELDZIER CORTOR)
historical person (ELDZIER CORTOR)
41A7212
armchair, seat
48B3
portrait, self-portrait of artist

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

Notes

inscription: Photocornered; verso as transcribed on current mat: Wayne Miller
The Painter Eldzier Cortor in his Basement Apartment Feb 1, 1947

RIdIM record id

5914