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Marcus Garvey (right) with George O. Marke (left) and Prince Kojo Tovalu-Houenou

1924
(American, 1886–1983)
America, 20th century
gelatin silver print
Image: 17 x 21.5 cm (6 11/16 x 8 7/16 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)
The Jane B. Tripp Charitable Lead Annuity Trust 1999.54
© Donna Mussenden VanDerZee
Location: not on view
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James Van Der Zee photographed the activities of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and caught its founder, Marcus Garvey, in a more casual grouping with a colleague and Prince Kojo Tovalu-Houénou of the Royal Family of Dahomey (located in present-day Benin) during the organization’s 1924 convention. Since the background was distracting, Van Der Zee lightened and blurred it.
Marcus Garvey (right) with George O. Marke (left) and Prince Kojo Tovalu-Houenou

Marcus Garvey (right) with George O. Marke (left) and Prince Kojo Tovalu-Houenou

1924

James Van Der Zee

(American, 1886–1983)
America, 20th century

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