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James Van der Zee Funeral Parlor FLORICE MILLS.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Photographic Images Start Price:1,350.00 USD Estimated At:1,350.00 - 2,000.00 USD
James Van der Zee Funeral Parlor  FLORICE MILLS.
8" x 10" gelatin silver print with hand coloring by James Van der Zee. Signed by Van der Zee and dated 1927 in the negative, with his "G.G. Photo Studio, Inc. 109 West 135th St." stamp on verso, and a bit of a framing label from that studio, and the name "Florice Mills" in pencil on the verso. Other examples of Van der Zee's fanciful funeral parlor collages are presented in "The Harlem Book of the Dead." A paperback copy of this scarce 1987 book is included. The corners of the print are trimmed or torn, just grazing the image area in two corners. [D3-]