Portrait photographs of celebrities
Van Vechten, Carl,
1880-1964
photographer
Lutz, Mark,
1901-1969
photographer
Taylor, Prentiss,
1907-1991
photographer
still image
graphic
Portrait photographs-1930-1970.
Group portraits-1930-1970.
Self-portraits-1930-1970.
Gelatin silver prints-1930-1970.
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1932
1964
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1932-1964
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1,310 photoprints : gelatin silver ; 28 x 35 cm. or smaller.
Arranged alphabetically by sitter.
Primarily studio portraits of people involved in the arts, including musicians; dancers; artists; literati; theatrical, film, and television actors and actresses. Includes black entertainers, particularly those associated with the Harlem Renaissance. Also includes a few athletes, statesmen, and publishers, as well as portraits of Van Vechten, including one self-portrait. Most are individual portraits, but also includes some group portraits. Sitters represented in ten or more photos are: Judith Anderson, Tallulah Bankhead, Anton Dolin, Ram Gopal, Hugh Laing, Alicia Markova, and Ethel Waters.
Use digital images. Original served only by appointment because material requires special handling. For more information see:
Title devised. Brief captions, including name of sitter, date of photo, and Van Vechten number penned or pencilled on versos of photos. Blind stamp with photographer's name on many photos; photographer's stamp on versos of many.
Most photos taken and probably printed by Carl Van Vechten. Some photos of Van Vechten taken by Mark Lutz, Prentiss Taylor, and, possibly, Saul Mauriber.
Gift, Carl Van Vechten estate, 1966.
Primarily known as a music and dance critic and novelist, Van Vechten gained a reputation as a theatrical and society photographer. Many of the sitters were acquaintances of Van Vechten; he photographed them in his studio, in private sittings, and also at social gatherings.
Finding aid available in Prints and Photographs Reading Room, filed by lot number, and on microfilm of the photos; lists sitters, date of photograph, and Van Vechten number.
Forms part of: Carl Van Vechten photograph collection (Library of Congress).
Van Vechten, Carl,
1880-1964
Anderson, Judith,
1897-1992
Bankhead, Tallulah,
1902-1968
Dolin, Anton,
1904-
Ram Gopal,
1917-
Laing, Hugh.
Markova, Alicia,
Dame,
1910-2004
Waters, Ethel,
1896-1977
Artists
1930-1970
Dancers
1930-1970
Authors
1930-1970
Musicians
1930-1970
Actors
1930-1970
Actresses
1930-1970
Athletes
1930-1970
Statesmen
1930-1970
Publishers
1930-1970
Celebrities
1930-1970
African Americans
1930-1970
Harlem Renaissance
LOT 12735
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Carl Van Vechten photograph collection (Library of Congress)
(DLC) 95505566
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964.
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