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Title
Mrs. Dorothy Porter of Howard University Library.
Author
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Place of origin
New York,
Date
1951 May 23
Physical Description
1 photographic print
b&w
24.3 x 18.7 cm.
Note
Stamped verso: "Photograph by Carl Van Vechten. / 101 Central Park West / Cannot be reproduced without permission."
Summary/Description
Dorothy Porter Wesley was a librarian who was influential in developing archives and bibliographies on the African American dispora. Her first husband, James Amos Porter, was a noted artist and educator. Her second husband, Charles Harris Wesley was an Af
Subject
Wesley, Dorothy Porter, 1905-1995
Genre/Form
Photographs
Photographic prints
Studio portraits
Part of
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964.
Photographs of Blacks.
Call Number
JWJ Van Vechten
Folder or box number
Box 44 Peterson, V. - Premice
Cite as
Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Host note
Photographer's number: XIII ii 2
Permissions
Photographs by Carl Van Vechten are used with permission of the Van Vechten Trust; permission of the Trust is required to publish Van Vechten photographs in any format. To learn more, contact the Curator, Yale Collection of American Literature.
More about Permissions and Copyright
Bibliographic Record Number
2027251
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Image ID Number
1104674
URL link to this page
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Image Resolution
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