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2. www.smithsonianmag.com › smithsonian-institutionThese Rarely Seen Photographs Are a Who's Who of the Harlem ...

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   Sep 9, 2016 · 10. Ada "Bricktop" Smith by Carl Van Vechten, ,Noble Black Women: The Harlem Renaissance and After, 1934, printed 1983. 11. Joe Louis by Carl Van Vechten. 12. Maxine Sullivan by Carl Van Vechten ...

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     Living Portraits: Carl Van Vechten's Color Photographs of African Americans, 1939-1964

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     Rare And Beautiful Photos Of Philippa Schuyler Photographed By Carl Van Vechten In 1949 !

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     Hide/Seek: Carl Van Vechten by Romaine Brooks - National Portrait Gallery

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4. commons.wikimedia.org › wiki › Category:PhotographsCategory : Photographs of women by Carl Van Vechten

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   Alice B. Toklas, by Carl Van Vechten - 1949.jpg 877 × 1,022; 103 KB Alicia Markova.jpg 321 × 404; 33 KB Vechten, Carl van - Pearl Bailey.jpg 463 × 720; 155 KB

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

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   Aug 25, 2016 · Harlem Heroes: Photographs by Carl Van Vechten. Carl Van Vechten, Altonell Hines, from the unrealized portfolio “Noble Black Women: The Harlem Renaissance and After”, 1934, printed 1983. At the height of the Harlem Renaissance, Carl Van Vechten ( 1880 – 1964) picked up a camera and discovered the power the photographic portrait has over ...

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6. artmuseum.unm.edu › digitizing-the-harlemDigitizing the Harlem Renaissance: Portraits by Carl Van Vechten

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   Carmen de Lavallade, dancer, choreographer, actress, 1955. Among the UNM Art Museum’s substantial photography holdings, one of the most extensive portfolios is a collection of nearly two hundred portraits of Harlem Renaissance luminaries taken by American photographer Carl Van Vechten (1880–1964).

7. 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.

8. 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.

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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 did Carl Van Vechten do for a living?

   • Collecting was Van Vechten’s focus. “He tried to capture every important figure of the [Harlem Renaissance],” says Emily Bernard, professor of English and ALANA U.S. Ethnic Studies at the University of Vermont, as well as author of the 2012 Van Vechten biography Carl Van Vechten and the Harlem Renaissance.

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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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   Did Carl Van Vechten have a natural style?

   • “Carl Van Vechten had a relatively natural style,” explains John Jacob, the museum’s curator of photography and the curator of this show. “His portraits are posed, but they’re close-up and direct, focusing on the facial and bodily expressions of his subjects. They’re formal, but they have the familiar qualities of a snapshot.”

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    About this Collection. 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.