Van Vechten
Americannoun
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Portrayed by the R&B star Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas, she looks as if she’s stepped out of a Carl Van Vechten portrait, oozing confidence and sly intelligence.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2020
“Breaking up and reconstituting California into three separate parts would be more complicated than Brexit,” Van Vechten said.
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
During the 1920s her two favorite novelists were Joseph Hergesheimer and Carl Van Vechten.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2016
She was Mrs. Richard Van Vechten, of Alabama—one of the oldest families in the state.
From Rosamond — or, the Youthful Error by Mary Jane Holmes
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