Van Vechten
Americannoun
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Two slightly-less-stern-than-usual portraits of the artist by Carl Van Vechten, who photographed many of Harlem’s luminaries, indicate that the Frenchman enjoyed himself, perhaps sensing benefit to his work.
From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2018
Ultimately, Van Vechten said, there might not be much to worry about — as such a split would be the first division of a state since the founding of West Virginia in 1863.
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
There’s Carl Van Vechten, calling Stevens “a dainty rogue in porcelain” who was “big, blond, and burly”—he stood six feet two—but possessed of “a tiny reserved spirituality.”
From The New Yorker • May 2, 2016
“Suppose we wish to see Peter Van Vechten again soon,” suggested Nancy.
From The Motor Maids Across the Continent by Stokes, Katherine
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