Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee! Accessories Porcelain with decals

Porcelain with decals

striking clarity and is in excellent condition

reading a book as he walks home from his job as a young railsplitter

1924 Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post (Augusts 24

1939 Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post (February 11

Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee! Accessories Porcelain with decalsJames VanDerZee was just a young boy when he saved enough money to buy his first camera. He took photos of his family, classmates, and anyone who would sit still for a portrait. By the fifth grade, James was the school photographer and unofficial town photographer. Eventually he outgrew his small town and moved to the exciting, fast paced world of New York City. After being told by his boss that no one would want his or her photo taken by a black man,