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Cab Calloway (1907-1994), African American band leader and jazz singer, photograph by Carl Van Vechten, 1933

Vechten, Carl Van (1880-1964)

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Lotte Lenya (1898-1981), Austrian singer and actress, photograph by Carl Van Vechten, February 13, 1962

Vechten, Carl Van (1880-1964)

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Bill Robinson (1878-1949), also known as Bojangles, in a stylized portrait by African American photographer Carl Van Vechten. 1933

Vechten, Carl Van (1880-1964)

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Marian Anderson (1897-1993), African American contralto singing in 1940 portrait by Carl Van Vechten

Vechten, Carl Van (1880-1964)

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Josephine Baker (1906-1975), at a social gathering in 1951. Photo by Carl Van Vechten

Vechten, Carl Van (1880-1964)

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George Grey Barnard (1863-1938), American sculptor, created several important monuments, including a controversial statue of Abraham Lincoln in Cincinnati in 1917. Portrait by Carl Van Vechten

Vechten, Carl Van (1880-1964)

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Carson McCullers, portrait by Carl Van Vechten, July 31, 1959

Vechten, Carl Van (1880-1964)

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Julie Harris, portrait by Carl Van Vechten, May 2, 1952

Vechten, Carl Van (1880-1964)

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Marlon Brando, portrait by Carl Van Vechten, December 27, 1948

Vechten, Carl Van (1880-1964)

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Henri Matisse (1869-1954), French painter, in 1933 (b/w photo)

Vechten, Carl Van (1880-1964)

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Diego Rivera, during a visit to New York, 19th March 1932 (b/w photo)

Vechten, Carl Van (1880-1964)

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Sherwood Anderson,1933 (gelatin silver print)

Vechten, Carl Van (1880-1964)

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Anna May Wong, 1935 (b/w photo)

Vechten, Carl Van (1880-1964)

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Jean Marais, 1949 (b/w photo)

Vechten, Carl Van (1880-1964)

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Bessie Smith, American blues singer, portrait by Carl Van Vechten, February 3, 1936

Vechten, Carl Van (1880-1964)

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Orson Welles (1915-1985), American director, writer actor and producer, photograph by Carl Van Vechten, March 1, 1937

Vechten, Carl Van (1880-1964)

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Pearl Bailey (1918-1990), taking a call after singing A Woman's Prerogative in St. Louis Woman, African American singer and actress, photograph by Carl Van Vechten, July 5, 1946

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Leontyne Price, African American opera singer, photograph by Carl Van Vechten, May 19, 1953

Vechten, Carl Van (1880-1964)

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Padraic Colum (1881-1972) holding walking stick, in 1959 portrait by Carl Van Vechten, wrote poetry, novels, folklore, and children's books with Celtic themes

Vechten, Carl Van (1880-1964)

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Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962), was an American poet whose works expressed pessimism toward humanity but drew inspiration from nature. 1937 portrait by Carl Van Vechten

Vechten, Carl Van (1880-1964)