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Carl Van Vechten

17 June 1880 - 21 December 1964

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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  • Cover of: The blind bow-boy

    First published in 1923 13 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The tiger in the house

    First published in 1920 13 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition tigerinhouse00vanv Cover of edition tigerinhouse0000vanv
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    First published in 1925 10 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Peter Whiffle: his life and works

    First published in 1922 9 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition peterwhiffle00vanvrich Cover of edition peterwhifflehis00vechgoog
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  • Cover of: Nigger heaven

    First published in 1926 8 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The music of Spain

    First published in 1918 7 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition musicofspain00vanvrich Cover of edition musicofspain00vanvuoft Cover of edition musicspain00vechgoog
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  • Cover of: Parties: Scenes from Contemporary New York Life (Sun and Moon Classics)

    First published in 1930 6 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Lords of the Housetops: Thirteen Cat Tales

    First published in 1921 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition lordshousetopst00unkngoog
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  • Cover of: The merry-go-round

    First published in 1918 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition merrygoround01vechgoog
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  • Cover of: Interpreters

    First published in 1920 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1932 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: In the garret

    First published in 1920 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition inthegarret00vanvrich
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  • Cover of: Spider boy: a scenario for a moving picture

    First published in 1928 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The tattooed countess: a romantic novel with a happy ending

    First published in 1924 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition tattooedcountess0000vanv
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  • Cover of: Excavations: a book of advocacies.

    First published in 1926 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Generations in Black and white: photographs

    First published in 1993 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Music and bad manners

    First published in 1916 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition musicbadmanners00vanvrich
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  • Cover of: Interpreters and interpretations

    First published in 1917 2 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition interpretersand00vechgoog
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  • Cover of: Letters of Carl Van Vechten

    First published in 1987 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Subjects
Music, Biography, Fiction, History and criticism, American Authors, Cats, African Americans, Authors, american, Photographers, Portraits, Singers, Van vechten, carl, 1880-1964, African americans, fiction, American Novelists, American Portraits, Ballet, Bibliography, Dance, English Authors, Fiction, general, Fiction, historical, general, History, Music critics, Musicians, Opera
Places
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), Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938), Jules Massenet (1842-1912), Peter whiffle, Wacław Niziński, Waslaw Nijinski (1890-1950), Waslaw Nijinsky (1890-1950)
Time
20th century

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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
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import