Carl Van Vechten
Carl Van Vechten (June 17, 1880 – December 21, 1964) was an American writer and artistic photographer. He was known for taking pictures of many famous celebrities during the late 1930s and early 1940s. He was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Carl Van Vechten | |
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| File:Self-Portrait of Carl Van Vechten Crisco edit.jpg Photographic self-portrait by Carl Van Vechten, taken in 1934 | |
| Born | Carl Van Vechten June 17, 1880 Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | December 21, 1964 (aged 84) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Washington High School |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Snyder (?–1912), |
Vechten was married to actress Fania Marinoff from 1914 until his death in 1964. Vechten died in New York City, New York, aged 84.
Gallery
- TallulahBankhead.jpg
Tallulah Bankhead, 1934
- Jamesbaldwin.jpg
James Baldwin, 1955
- Harry Belafonte Almanac 1954 b.jpg
Harry Belafonte, 1954
- Norman Mailer (1948).jpg
Norman Mailer, 1948
- Henri Matisse photo taken by Carl Van Vechten.jpg
Henri Matisse, 1933
- Orson Welles 1937.jpg
Orson Welles, 1937
- Karen Blixen 1959 photo by Carl Van Vechten.jpg
Karen von Blixen-Finecke, 1959
- Marlon Brando 1948.jpg
Marlon Brando, 1948
Truman Capote, 1948
- Portrait of Salvador Dali, Paris, LOC 4483943847.jpg
Salvador Dalí, 1934
William Faulkner, 1954
- Carl van Vechten - Francis Scott Fitzgerald 1937 Detail.jpg
F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1937
- Bengazarra.jpg
Ben Gazzara, 1955
Dizzy Gillespie, 1955
- Martha Graham and Bertram Ross.jpg
Martha Graham and Bertram Ross, 1961
- WCHandy.jpg
W. C. Handy, 1941
- Billie Holiday 1949.jpg
Billie Holiday, 1949
Carl Van Vechten Media
- Carl Van Vechten, NYC, NY.jpg
Van Vechten House and Studio, Manhattan, New York City, 2017
- Saul Mauriber, after a photograph of Salvador Dali by Halsman, 1944.jpg
Saul Mauriber, after a photograph of Salvador Dalí by Halsman (1944), by Van Vechten
- Marian Anderson.jpg
- Marian Anderson
- Earlofsnowdon.jpeg
Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1958
- Isherwood and Auden by Carl van Vechten, 1939.jpg
Christopher Isherwood and W. H. Auden, 1939
Pierre Balmain and Ruth Ford, 1947
Other websites
Media related to PD Van Vechten at Wikimedia Commons
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