Talk:James Van Der Zee

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 * It is interesting to note that Van Der Zee could not have been "discovered" by the Metropolitan Museum of Art since he had been an active and highly successful photographer for more than 40 years when invited to participate in Harlem on my MInd. The exhibition itself was problematic due to the absent contribution from Black scholars.


 * "a man cannot be discovered unless he exists in a void"


 * -Albert Einstein

The preceding paragraph says that not he but his work had been discovered. The context makes it pretty clear that this means discovered by those who, deservedly or otherwise, are the arbiters of opinion in the particular field. It makes sense to say that his work was discovered via an exhibition, and this source (for what it's worth) backs up this claim.

I can imagine that the lack of any contribution from Black scholars might have reduced the value of the exhibition. But where is the evidence for such a claim? -- Hoary (talk) 08:20, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

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We should change the lead image to this. The current image was taken less than a year prior to his death and is copyrighted and blurry. My proposal is an image of him during the prime of his life, the copyright has expired, and it’s a self portrait, so it’s a more accurate representation of him and his photographic style. Thoughts? The Image Editor (talk) 16:26, 6 November 2020 (UTC)