Van Vechten, Carl

Van Vechten, Carl

▪ American writer

born June 17, 1880, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.
died Dec. 21, 1964, New York City
 U.S. novelist and music and drama critic, an influential figure in New York literary circles in the 1920s; he was an early enthusiast for the culture of U.S. blacks.

      Van Vechten was graduated from the University of Chicago in 1903 and worked as assistant music critic for The New York Times (1906–08), then as that paper's Paris correspondent. His elegant, sophisticated novels, Peter Whiffle, His Life and Works (1922), The Tattooed Countess (1924), and Nigger Heaven (1926), were very popular. He also wrote extensively on music and published an autobiography, Sacred and Profane Memories (1932), following which he vowed to write no more and to devote his time to photography. His extensive collection of books on black Americana, the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of Negro Arts and Letters, is now at Yale University. He also established the Carl Van Vechten Collection at the New York City Public Library and a collection of music and musical literature (music books) at Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Carl van Vechten — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Carl van Vechten Fotografía por [Carl Van Vechten, 1939 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Carl Van Vechten — Autoportrait photographique de Carl Van Vechten, 1934 Carl van Vechten (17 juin 1880 21 décembre 1964 84 ans) était un écrivain et photographe américain. Il a été mécèn …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Carl van vechten — Autoportrait photographique de Carl Van Vechten, 1934 Carl van Vechten (17 juin 1880 21 décembre 1964 84 ans) était un écrivain et photographe américain. Il a été mécèn …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Carl Van Vechten — Infobox Person name = Carl Van Vechten image size = 200px caption = Photographic self portrait by Carl Van Vechten, taken in 1939 birth date = birth date|1880|6|17|mf=y birth place = Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.A death date = death date and… …   Wikipedia

  • Carl van Vechten — Autoportrait photographique de Carl Van Vechten, 1934 Carl van Vechten (17 juin 1880 21 décembre 1964 84 ans) était un écrivain et photographe américain. Il a été mécène de la Renaissance de Harlem …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Van Vechten —   [væn vektɪn], Carl, amerikanischer Schriftsteller, * Cedar Rapids (Iowa) 17. 6. 1880, ✝ New York 21. 12. 1964; studierte in Chicago (Illinois), lebte ab 1906 in New York; zunächst Musik , Ballett und Literaturkritiker, ab den 30er Jahren auch… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Carl Van Vechten — Selbstporträt Carl van Vechten, 3. April 1934 Carl van Vechten (* 17. Juni 1880 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; † 21. Dezember 1964 in New York) war ein US amerikanischer Fotograf und Autor. Er war bekannt als Unterstützer der …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Carl van Vechten — Selbstporträt Carl van Vechten, 3. April 1934 Carl van Vechten (* 17. Juni 1880 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; † 21. Dezember 1964 in New York) war ein US amerikanischer Fotograf und Autor. Er war bekannt als Unterstützer der Harlem Renaissance …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Van Vechten — /van vek teuhn/ Carl, 1880 1964, U.S. author. * * * …   Universalium

  • Van Vechten — /van vek teuhn/ Carl, 1880 1964, U.S. author …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”