Van Vechten

American  

[van vek-tuhn] / væn ˈvɛk tən /

noun

1. Carl, 1880–1964, U.S. author.

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Example Sentences

I asked Van Vechten if the proposal would benefit the rich; she said yes, however, anyone who was politically well-organized would benefit — a category that generally includes the rich.

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2018

Friday-Sunday: As part of the celebration leading up to the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, "Harlem Heroes: Photographs by Carl Van Vechten" opens the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

From Washington Post • Aug. 25, 2016

In the show’s most chilling wink, he makes the white Harlem Renaissance gadfly Carl Van Vechten into a villainous scold who attacks the show while damning it to irrelevance.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2016

Van Vechten is now mainly remembered as the white champion of the Harlem Renaissance and a superb portrait photographer.

From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2016

"Abraham Van Vechten is skilful counsel, and an honest man, and is riot likely to be employed in a cause that rests only on an old woman's hearsays--and all to save her own farm!"

From Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" by Cooper, James Fenimore