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[Portrait of Harry Belafonte, Almanac] – Historic Photo Reproduction

[Portrait of Harry Belafonte, Almanac], 1954 Feb. 18. — historic photograph
[Portrait of Harry Belafonte, Almanac], 1954 Feb. 18.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: [Portrait of Harry Belafonte, Almanac], preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[Portrait of Harry Belafonte, Almanac]

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Taken on February 18, 1954, this portrait shows Harry Belafonte early in his stage career. The title, drawn from the back of the print, points to *John Murray Anderson's Almanac*, the Broadway revue in which he performed. Carl Van Vechten, the writer and photographer known for decades of portraits of performers and artists, made the gelatin silver print, which the Library of Congress received as a gift from his estate in 1966. Belafonte, born in 1927, would soon bring calypso to a wide American audience, so the sitting captures him just before that breakthrough.

Created / published1954 Feb. 18.
Medium1 photographic print : gelatin silver.
GenrePortrait photographs.
NotesTitle derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: VIII LL. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities, a LOT which in turn forms part of the Carl Van Vechten photograph collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsBelafonte, Harry,--1927-
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,053 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-165283

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