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21 de may. de 2018 · Carl Van Vechten. American author and photographer Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964) was a champion of modern music and dance in the early years of the twentieth century, and went on to enjoy critical acclaim for his witty novels that chronicled a charmed set in 1920s New York and Paris. Van Vechten, however, may be best remembered for his interest in the creative output of African-Americans ...
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.
25 de ago. de 2016 · 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 the photographer himself.Over the decades, his fascination with the medium remained strong and he asked writers, musicians, athletes, politicians, and others to sit for him — many of them central figures in the Harlem Renaissance whose ...
Carl Van Vechten: Biography and Chronology 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.
This book is a portrait of a once-controversial figure, Carl Van Vechten, a white man with a passion for blackness. Van Vechten played a crucial role in helping the Harlem Renaissance, a black movement, come to understand itself. This book is not a comprehensive history of an entire life, but rather a chronicle of one of his lives, his black ...
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.
4 de feb. de 2019 · Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964) knew or had photographed more famous people in the world of arts, letters, and politics than most people of his time. He was twice married, ...
