Feb 27, 2007 - Sale 2105

Sale 2105 - Lot 212

Unsold
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
(GARVEY, MARCUS.) Van Der Zee, James. United Negro Improvement Association parade. Untitled silver print photograph by Van der Zee. 5x6 7/8 inches; tiny chip to lower left corner; with Van Der Zee's "GGG" stamp and small label on the reverse. [ New York, 1924]
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An uncommon photograph of one of Marcus Garvey's black pride parades through Harlem. The signs read "Long Live the Negro," "In Memory of Our Dead Slave Grandparents," and other strong statements. Three other photographs of this parade can be seen in "James Van Der Zee," (Dobbs Ferry, 1973).