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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.
Biography Carl Van Vechten was born on June 17, 1880 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. At an early age, he developed an interest in music and theater, which he found hard to satisfy in his hometown. He left Iowa in 1899 to attend the University of Chicago. In Chicago he was able to explore art, music, and opera. He became interested in writing and contributed to the University of Chicago Weekly.
9 de fev. de 2014 · White Mischief. By Kelefa Sanneh. February 9, 2014. Van Vechten’s best-selling “Nigger Heaven” helped make Harlem hot, even as its title guaranteed a stormy reception. Photograph by Carl Van ...
Carl Van Vechten was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1880. The youngest son of a successful banker and a mother who was an patron of the arts, Van Vechten grew up in a liberal and sophisticated household. He graduated in 1903 from the University of Chicago, his interest in writing causing him to take a job as a journalist.
Carl Van Vechten. A novelist, critic, and promoter of the arts, Carl Van Vechten was also an avid portrait photographer, beginning when he first acquired a Leica camera in 1932. By 1939, he had made it his mission to photograph every notable African American working in the arts.
Carl Van Vechten (Cedar Rapids (Iowa), 17 juni 1880 – New York, 21 december 1964) was een Amerikaans schrijver en fotograaf. Van Vechten was een belangrijke promotor van de Harlem Renaissance . Zijn belangrijkste roman is Nigger Heaven (1926), dat zich afspeelt in het nachtleven van Harlem .
Carl Van Vechten (17 de junho de 1880 – 21 de dezembro de 1964) foi um escritor e fotógrafo estadunidense. "O gato nunca é comum". - A cat is never vulgar.
