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  Collection

  Van Vechten Collection Comprised of 1,395 photographs taken by American photographer Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964) between 1932 and 1964, the bulk of the collection consists of portrait photographs of celebrities, including many figures from the Harlem Renaissance. A much smaller portion of the collection is an assortment of American landscapes. Background and Scope The Carl Van Vechten photographs form two lots in the Prints and Photographs Division,...

  • Contributor: Van Vechten, Carl - Lutz, Mark - Mauriber, Saul - Taylor, Prentiss
  • Date: 1927

  Collection Items: View 1,420 Items

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  [Portrait of Khaled Abdul Wahab] 1 photographic print : gelatin silver.

  • Contributor: Van Vechten, Carl
  • Date: 1936

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  [Portrait of Alvin Ailey] 1 photographic print : gelatin silver.

  • Contributor: Van Vechten, Carl
  • Date: 1955

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  [Portrait of Albert C. Barnes] 1 photographic print : gelatin silver.

  • Contributor: Van Vechten, Carl
  • Date: 1937

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  [Portrait of Artur Rubinstein] 1 photographic print : gelatin silver.

  • Contributor: Van Vechten, Carl
  • Date: 1937

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  [Portrait of Artur Rubinstein] 1 photographic print : gelatin silver.

  • Contributor: Van Vechten, Carl
  • Date: 1937

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  [Portrait of Edith Sampson] 1 photographic print : gelatin silver.

  • Contributor: Van Vechten, Carl
  • Date: 1949

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  [Portrait of Edith Sampson, in feathered hat] 1 photographic print : gelatin silver.

  • Contributor: Van Vechten, Carl
  • Date: 1949

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  [Portrait of Edith Sampson] 1 photographic print : gelatin silver.

  • Contributor: Van Vechten, Carl
  • Date: 1949

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  [Portrait of Diana Sands, as Adelaide Smith in Tiger, Tiger] 1 photographic print : gelatin silver.

  • Contributor: Van Vechten, Carl
  • Date: 1963

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  [Portrait of Diana Sands, as Adelaide Smith in "Tiger, tiger"] 1 photographic print : gelatin silver.

  • Contributor: Van Vechten, Carl
  • Date: 1963

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  [Portrait of George S. Schuyler] 1 photographic print : gelatin silver.

  • Contributor: Van Vechten, Carl
  • Date: 1941

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  [Portrait of Philippa Duke Schuyler] 1 photographic print : gelatin silver.

  • Contributor: Van Vechten, Carl
  • Date: 1946

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  [Portrait of Philippa Duke Schuyler, concert pianist] 1 photographic print : gelatin silver.

  • Contributor: Van Vechten, Carl
  • Date: 1946

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  [Portrait of Dr. Albert C. Barnes] Catalog Record - Electronic Resource Available 1 photographic print : gelatin silver.

  • Contributor: Van Vechten, Carl
  • Date: 1937

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  [Portrait of Philippa Duke Schuyler] 1 photographic print : gelatin silver.

  • Contributor: Van Vechten, Carl
  • Date: 1951

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  [Portrait of Arthur Schwartz] 1 photographic print : gelatin silver.

  • Contributor: Van Vechten, Carl
  • Date: 1933

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  [Portrait of Harold Scott] 1 photographic print : gelatin silver.

  • Contributor: Van Vechten, Carl
  • Date: 1959

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  [Portrait of Harold Scott] 1 photographic print : gelatin silver.

  • Contributor: Van Vechten, Carl
  • Date: 1959

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  [Portrait of Shelley Scott] 1 photographic print : gelatin silver.

  • Contributor: Van Vechten, Carl
  • Date: 1955

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  [Portrait of Shelley Scott] 1 photographic print : gelatin silver.

  • Contributor: Van Vechten, Carl
  • Date: 1958

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  [Portrait of Zachary Scott, in The King & I] 1 photographic print : gelatin silver.

  • Contributor: Van Vechten, Carl
  • Date: 1956

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  [Portrait of Zachary Scott, in The King & I] 1 photographic print : gelatin silver.

  • Contributor: Van Vechten, Carl
  • Date: 1956

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  [Portrait of Amanda Seldes (Mrs. Gilbert)] 1 photographic print : gelatin silver.

  • Contributor: Van Vechten, Carl
  • Date: 1932

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  Photo, Print, Drawing

  [Portrait of Gilbert Seldes] 1 photographic print : gelatin silver.

  • Contributor: Van Vechten, Carl
  • Date: 1932