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Carl Van Vechten theatre photographs

Title
  1. Carl Van Vechten theatre photographs, 1932-1943.
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  1. Finding Aid
Author
  1. Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964

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Description
  1. 9 boxes (approximately 300 photographs) : b&w; 51 x40 cm or smaller
Summary
  1. Over 300 black and white mounted photographic prints taken by Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964), mostly at his studio and principally of noted theatre artists, but also of renowned performers and figures in the visual and performing arts, and literary world.
Subject
  1. Stage door canteen (New York, N.Y.)
  2. Markova, Alicia, Dame, 1910-2004
  3. O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953
  4. Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946
  5. Photographs
  6. Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989 > This is the Army
  7. Lumet, Sidney, 1924-2011
  8. Wong, Anna May, 1905-1961
  9. Marinoff, Fania
Genre/Form
  1. Photographs.
Call number
  1. *T-Vim 1943-003
Source (note)
  1. Carl Van Vechten;
Author
  1. Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964, photographer.
Title
  1. Carl Van Vechten theatre photographs, 1932-1943.
Biography
  1. Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964) was an author, critic and photographer who photographed many of the leading theatre and performing arts figures of his time. He also photographed many African-American artists and performers.
Local note
  1. Materials were previously cataloged as MWEZ+++ n.c. 7514-7521.
Source
  1. Gift; Carl Van Vechten; 1943.
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Research call number
  1. *T-Vim 1943-003
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