Carl Van Vechten

Carl Van Vechten (June 17, 1880–December 21, 1964) was an American writer, photographer, and critic. An early promoter and patron of the Harlem Renaissance, he figured prominently in New York literary circles. His most famous work is Nigger Heaven.¹

Works

• Music After the Great War (1915)
• Music and Bad Manners (1916)
• Interpreters and Interpretations (1917)
• The Merry-Go-Round (1918)
• The Music of Spain (1918)
• In the Garret (1919)
• The Tiger in the House (1920)
• Lords of the Housetops (1921)
• Peter Whiffle (1922)
• The Blind Bow-Boy (1923)
• The Tattooed Countess (1924)
• Red (1925)
• Firecrackers. A Realistic Novel (1925)
• Excavations (1926)
• Nigger Heaven (1926)
• Spider Boy (1928)
• Parties (1930)
• Feathers (1930)
• Sacred and Profane Memories (1932)
• The Dance Writings of Carl Van Vechten (1974)

See also

• Carl Van Vechten quotes

External Links

• Carl Van Vechten Photograph Collection (1932-1956) at the University of Chicago
• Carl Van Vechten Collection at the Library of Congress
• Carl Van Vechten Collection at the National Portrait Gallery
• Carl Van Vechten Collection of Papers (1911-1964) at the New York Public Library
• Carl Van Vechten Theatre Photographs (1932-1943) at the New York Public Library
• Carl Van Vechten Papers at Yale University
• Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters at Yale University
• Extravagant Crowd: Carl Van Vechten’s Portraits of Women
• Goodreads profile
• Works on Faded Page
• Works on Internet Archive
• Works on LibriVox

References

1. “Carl Van Vechten.” Encyclopedia Britannica. Accessed November 15, 2020.