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2. www.loc.gov › pictures › collectionVan Vechten Collection - About this Collection - Prints ...

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   The Carl Van Vechten Photographs Collection at the Library of Congress consists of 1,395 photographs taken by American photographer Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964) between 1932 and 1964. The bulk of the collection consists of portrait photographs of celebrities, including many figures from the Harlem Renaissance.

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4. beinecke.library.yale.edu › collections › highlightsCarl Van Vechten’s Portraits - Beinecke Rare Book ...

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   Over 9,000 portraits of the most famous and influential figures of his day. View all images. During his career as a photographer, Carl Van Vechten’s subjects, many of whom were his friends and social acquaintances, included dancers, actors, writers, artists, activists, singers, costumiers, photographers, social critics, educators, journalists ...

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Carl_Van_VechtenCarl Van Vechten - Wikipedia

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   Carl Van Vechten (June 17, 1880 – December 21, 1964) was an American writer and artistic photographer who was a patron of the Harlem Renaissance and the literary executor of Gertrude Stein. [1] He gained fame as a writer, and notoriety as well, for his 1926 novel Nigger Heaven.

6. americanart.si.edu › exhibitions › harlem-heroesHarlem Heroes: Photographs by Carl Van Vechten | Smithsonian ...

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   Aug 25, 2016 · Harlem Heroes: Photographs by Carl Van Vechten features thirty-nine images of men and women who not only fueled the New Negro movement, but also transformed the broader American culture—including James Baldwin, Ossie Davis, W.E.B. Du Bois, Ella Fitzgerald, Althea Gibson, Langston Hughes, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, Bessie Smith, and others.

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7. library.princeton.edu › special-collectionsCarl Van Vechten Photographs | Princeton University Library ...

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   Carl Van Vechten Photographs. The collection contains 46 postcard-size, black and white photographs of 33 people, including two self-portraits, taken and printed by Van Vechten primarily during the 1930s to 1940s.

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   How many photographs did Carl Van Vechten take?

   • Comprised of 1,395 photographs taken by American photographer Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964) between 1932 and 1964, the bulk of the collection consists of portrait photographs of celebrities, including many figures from the Harlem Renaissance. A much smaller portion of the collection is an assortment of American landscapes.

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   What is the Van Vechten collection?

   • Van Vechten Collection - About this Collection - Prints & Photographs Online Catalog (Library of Congress) Includes portraits of celebrities, especially artists, entertainers, and authors, including African Americans active in these fields. About 1,400 photographs by Carl Van Vechten.

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   Why was Van Vechten important?

   • Van Vechten's photographs have been widely exhibited and frequently used as illustrations in books and magazines. He felt very strongly that his collection of manuscripts, letters, clippings, programs, and photographs, many pertaining to creative blacks, should be available for scholarly research.

   Van Vechten Collection - Carl Van Vechten Biography and Chronology

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   Where can I find a biography of Carl Van Vechten?

   • Kellner, Bruce (1968). Carl Van Vechten and the Irreverent Decades. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0-8061-0808-8 Kellner, Bruce (ed.) (1980). A Bibliography of the Work of Carl Van Vechten. Westport: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-20767-4 Kellner, Bruce (ed.) (1987). Letters of Carl Van Vechten. New Haven: Yale University Press.

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