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Ethel Waters (1896-1977), American blues singer, portrait by Carl Van Vechten, August 28, 1938

Vechten, Carl Van (1880-1964)

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

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

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Willa Cather (1873-1947) 22nd January 1936 (b&w photo)

Vechten, Carl Van (1880-1964)

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Richard Wright (1908-60) 23rd June 1939 (gelatin silver print)

Vechten, Carl Van (1880-1964)

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Marianne Moore (1887-1972) 13th November 1948 (gelatin silver print)

Vechten, Carl Van (1880-1964)

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Portrait of Leo Stein (1872-1947), 1937 (gelatin silver print)

Vechten, Carl Van (1880-1964)

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Ella Fitzgerald, 1940 (b/w photo)

Vechten, Carl Van (1880-1964)

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Billie Holiday (1915-1959) American jazz singer March 23, 1949.

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Jacob Epstein (1880-1959), American-born British figurative sculptor of expressive portraits and allegorical figures

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

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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

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Roald Dahl (1916-1990), British author with his wife, Actress Patricia Neal (b. 1926) in 1954 portrait by Carl Van Vechten

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Norman Douglas (1868-1952) photographed in Florence, Italy in 1935 by Carl Van Vechten

Vechten, Carl Van (1880-1964)

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Alfred A. Knopf (1892-1984) American founder of publishing house Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in 1915. 1935 portrait by Carl Van Vechten

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

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

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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

Vechten, Carl Van (1880-1964)