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Carl Van Vechten

Carl Van Vechten was an American writer and artistic photographer who was a patron of the Harlem Renaissance and the literary executor of Gertrude Stein. He gained fame as a writer, and notoriety as well, for his 1926 novel Nigger Heaven. In his later years, he took up photography and took many portraits of notable people. Although he was married to women for most of his adult life, Van Vechten engaged in numerous homosexual affairs over his lifetime.

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American writer and photographer (1880–1964)

Born 17 June 1880
Died 21 December 1964

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    First published in 1923 — 13 editions
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    First published in 1926 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Parties: Scenes from Contemporary New York Life (Sun and Moon Classics)

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  • Cover of: Lords of the Housetops: Thirteen Cat Tales
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  • Cover of: Spider boy: a scenario for a moving picture
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    First published in 1928 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The tattooed countess: a romantic novel with a happy ending
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  • Cover of: Excavations: a book of advocacies.
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American writer and photographer (1880–1964)

Born 17 June 1880
Died 21 December 1964

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Fiction, Music, Biography, History and criticism, American Authors, Cats, African Americans, Authors, american, History, Photographers, Portraits, Singers, Van vechten, carl, 1880-1964, African americans, fiction, American Novelists, American Portraits, American fiction, Ballet, Bibliography, Bio-bibliography, Correspondence, Dance, English Authors, Fiction, general, Fiction, historical, general

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New York (N.Y.), United States, Connecticut, Harlem (New York, N.Y.), Iowa, New Haven, New York, New York (State), Spain

People

Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964), Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953), Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938), Jules Massenet (1842-1912), Peter whiffle, Wacław Niziński, Wallace Stevens (1879-1955), Waslaw Nijinski (1890-1950), Waslaw Nijinsky (1890-1950)

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20th century

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  • Carl van Vechten
  • Van Vechten, Carl

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August 29, 2021 Edited by Jenner Edited without comment.
August 29, 2021 Edited by Jenner Added new photo
August 29, 2021 Edited by Jenner merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
June 6, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date