- Name
- Carl Van Vechten
- Born
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Died
- New York, New York
- born Cedar Rapids, IA 1880-died New York City 1964
- Nationalities
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American
- Linked Open Data
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Due to the federal government shutdown, the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery are closed; programs and events at the museum are also canceled.
Carl Van Vechten
Related Books
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Harlem Heroes: Photographs by Carl Van Vechten
Author Carl Van Vechten (1880–1964) began making portraits in 1932. Over the next three decades, he asked writers, musicians, athletes, politicians, and others to sit for him—many of them central figures in the Harlem Renaissance.
Related Exhibitions
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Harlem Heroes: Photographs by Carl Van Vechten
August 25, 2016 — April 1, 2017
Smithsonian American Art Museum (8th and F Streets, NW)At the height of the Harlem Renaissance, Carl Van Vechten (1880–1964) picked up a camera and discovered the power the photographic portrait has over the photographer himself.
