Carl Van Vechten
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Biography Carl Van Vechten (1880 - 1964)
American writer and artistic photographer
Was born on 17 jun 1880.
Died on 21 dec 1964, at 84 years old.
Died on 21 dec 1964, at 84 years old.
Origin country United States
American writer and artistic photographer
Carl Van Vechten was an American writer and artistic photographer who was a patron of the Harlem Renaissance and the literary executor of Gertrude Stein. He gained fame as a writer, and notoriety as well, for his 1926 novel Nigger Heaven. In his later years, he took up photography and took many portraits of notable people. Although he was married to women for most of his adult years, Van Vechten engaged in numerous homosexual affairs over his lifetime.
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