Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee! Classic Literature & Fiction and the West Coast (Los

and the West Coast (Los Angeles

nearing the end of his life

delivered at Harvard University in 2012 and published now for the first time in book form

Lizet is faced with hard decisions that will change her life forever

Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee! Classic Literature & Fiction and the West Coast (LosA biography of James Van Der Zee, innovative and celebrated African American photographer of the Harlem Renaissance. James Van Der Zee was just a young boy when he saved enough money to buy his first camera. He took photos of his family, classmates, and anyone who would sit still for a portrait. By the fifth grade, James was the school photographer and unofficial town photographer. Eventually he outgrew his small town and moved to the exciting, fast