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James VanDerZee (1886-1983), was the preeminent African-American portrait photographer in New York City between the two World Wars. Commissioned by celebrities and ordinary people alike, as well as by organizations, his formal portraits and group pictures captured the vitality of the Harlem Renaissance. His distinctive pictorial style is evident in My Corsage, 1931. hide information

James VanDerZee (1886-1983), was the preeminent African-American portrait photographer in New York City between the two World Wars. Commissioned by celebrities and ordinary people alike, as well as by organizations, his formal portraits and group pictures captured the vitality of the Harlem Renaissance. His distinctive pictorial style is evident in My Corsage, 1931. This stamp was issued by the United States Postal Service on June 13, 2002 as part of the Masters of American Photography Issue series .