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Guide to the Carl Van Vechten Photograph Collection 1932-1956 University of Chicago Library Guide to the Carl Van Vechten Photograph Collection 1932-1956 © 2009 University of Chicago Library Table of Contents Descriptive Summary 3 Information on Use 3 Access 3 Citation 3 Biographical Note 3 Scope Note 3 Related Resources 4 Subject Headings 4 INVENTORY 4 Series I: Portraits 4 Series 2: Landscapes 20 Subseries 1: General 20 Subseries 2: Connecticut 20 Subseries 3: Illinois 20 Subseries 4: Iowa 20 Subseries 5: Maine 20 Subseries 6: Massachusetts 22 Subseries 7: New Jersey 24 Subseries 8: New Mexico 24 Subseries 9: New York 24 Subseries 10: Pennsylvania 27 Subseries 11: Rhode Island 27 Subseries 12: Unidentified 27 Descriptive Summary Identifier ICU.SPCL.VANVECHTEN Title Van Vechten, Carl. Photograph Collection Date 1932-1956 Size 21 linear feet (7 boxes) Repository Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A. Abstract The Carl Van Vechten Photograph Collection consists of 347 mounted photographs taken by American photographer Carl Van Vechten between 1932 and 1956. The bulk of the collection consists of portrait photographs of artists, entertainers and other prominent subjects. A smaller portion of the collection is an assortment of American landscapes. Information on Use Access The collection is open for research. Citation When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Carl Van Vechten. Photograph Collection, [Box #, Folder #], Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library Biographical Note Carl van Vechten (1880-1964) was an American photographer, writer, and graduate of the University of Chicago. A music and dance critic for the New York Times, he was also a patron for many of the most prominent members of the Harlem Renaissance, including Langston Hughes and Richard Wright. It was in the 1930s, after nearly 25 years in New York that he began taking portrait photographs. Among his subjects were Aaron Copland, Philip Johnson, , Georgia O’Keefe, Diego Rivera, Gertrude Stein, and Alfred Stieglitz (photographs of all of whom are included in the collection here). When Gertrude Stein died, van Vechten became her literary executor, bringing into print many of her unpublished works. Van Vechten’s papers are now held by the Bieneke at Yale University. Scope Note 3 The collection includes studio portraits and pictures of the American landscape. Each image is described and includes the date the photograph was taken. Series I consists primarily of pictures of people affiliated with the arts, including musicians, dancers, artists, and literati. Most are individual portraits but a few show people in pairs. Included are also a number of self-portraits. Series II includes pictures of Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. Related Resources The following related resources are located in the Department of Special Collections: http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/spcl/select.html Subject Headings • van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 • Photographers • Photographs INVENTORY Series I: Portraits Box 1 Folder 1 Mercedes de Acosta, 3/8/35 Box 1 Folder 2 Mercedes de Acosta, 3/8/35 Box 1 Folder 3 Judith Anderson, 9/28/32 Box 1 Folder 4 Sherwood Anderson, 11/29/33 Box 1 Folder 5 Sherwood Anderson, 11/29/33 Box 1 Folder 6 Ann Andrews, 10/26/32 Box 1 4 Folder 7 George Antheil, 2/13/34 Box 1 Folder 8 Elsie Arden, 8/15/33 Box 1 Folder 9 Tallulah Bankhead, 1/25/34 Box 1 Folder 10 Tallulah Bankhead, 1/25/34 Box 1 Folder 11 Tallulah Bankhead, 1/25/34 Box 1 Folder 12 John Beckett, 3/16/34 Box 1 Folder 13 Fred Beckman, 3/10/35 Box 1 Folder 14 Edla Frankan-Benjamen (Mrs. John Benjamen), 10/15/34 Box 1 Folder 15 Edla Frankan-Benjamen (Mrs. John Benjamen), 10/15/34 Box 1 Folder 16 Edla Frankan-Benjamen (Mrs. John Benjamen), 10/15/34 Box 1 Folder 17 Martin Benson, 1/9/35 Box 1 Folder 18 Martin Benson, 1/9/35 Box 1 Folder 19 Mrs. Martin Benson (Rita Romilly), 10/4/33 Box 1 Folder 20 Rita Piacenza (Mrs. Thomas) Benton, 4/16/1933 Box 1 Folder 21 "Annoda Charan Bhattacharyya", 1/6/33 Box 1 Folder 22 5 "Annoda Charan Bhattacharyya", 1/6/33 Box 1 Folder 23 "Rajendra Shan-kar," 1/6/33 Box 1 Folder 24 "Vishnudass Shirati," 1/6/33 Box 1 Folder 25 Anna Roosevelt Boettiger, 4/9/35 Box 1 Folder 26 Anna Roosevelt Boettiger, 4/9/35 Box 1 Folder 27 Anna Roosevelt Boettiger, 4/9/35 Box 1 Folder 28 John Boettiger, 4/9/35 Box 1 Folder 29 Joseph Brewer, 1/24/35 Box 1 Folder 30 Mary Bromfield, 11/2/33 Box 1 Folder 31 Erskine Caldwell, 10/1/24 Box 1 Folder 32 Kitty Carlisle, 11/1/33 Box 1 Folder 33 Kitty Carlisle, 11/1/33 Box 1 Folder 34 Tillio Carmichael, 11/29/32 Box 1 Folder 35 Joan Carr, 7/9/32 Box 1 Folder 36 Jo Carstairs, 9/26/33 Box 1 Folder 37 Bertha Case, 5/12/33 6 Box 1 Folder 38 Waldo de Castro, 11/11/33 Box 1 Folder 39 Ina Claire, 10/31/33 Box 1 Folder 40 Ina Claire, 10/31/33 Box 1 Folder 41 Ina Claire, 10/31/33 Box 1 Folder 42 Ina Claire, 10/31/33 Box 1 Folder 43 Ina Claire, 10/31/33 Box 1 Folder 44 Ina Claire, 10/31/33 Box 1 Folder 45 Ina Claire, 10/31/33 Box 1 Folder 46 Charles Ward Collier, 2/22/35 Box 1 Folder 47 Constance Collier, 12/8/32 Box 1 Folder 48 Aaron Copland, 3/11/32 Box 1 Folder 49 Aaron Copland, 3/11/32 Box 1 Folder 50 Katharine Cornel, 1/10/33 Box 1 Folder 51 Katharine Cornell, 1/10/33 Box 2 Folder 1 Lucia Davidova, 5/2/32 Box 2 7 Folder 2 Alice de la Mar, 5/2/32 Box 2 Folder 3 Alice de la Mar, 5/2/32 Box 2 Folder 4 Alice de la Mar, 5/2/32 Box 2 Folder 5 Muriel Saunders and Paul Droper, 3/30/32 Box 2 Folder 6 Lillian May Ehrman, 1/24/35 Box 2 Folder 7 Jacob Epstein, 5/28/34 Box 2 Folder 8 Madame Alfred Fabre-Luce, 11/2/33 Box 2 Folder 9 Madame Alfred Fabre-Luce, 11/2/33 Box 2 Folder 10 Madame Alfred Fabre-Luce, 11/2/33 Box 2 Folder 11 Lynn Fontanne, 6/21/32 Box 2 Folder 12 Clarita de Foreville, 10/1/34 Box 2 Folder 13 Bernadine Szold-Fritz, 10/15/34 Box 2 Folder 14 Mary Garden, 12/12/32 Box 2 Folder 15 Mary Garden, 12/12/32 Box 2 Folder 16 Mary Garden, 12/12/32 Box 2 Folder 17 8 Mary Garden, 12/12/32 Box 2 Folder 18 Mary Garden, 12/12/32 Box 2 Folder 19 Mary Garden, 12/12/32 Box 2 Folder 20 Madame B. Gay, 12/29/33 Box 2 Folder 21 Harry Glynn, 4/30/32 Box 2 Folder 22 Julian Green, 11/11/33 Box 2 Folder 23 Julian Green, 11/11/33 Box 2 Folder 24 Julian Green, 11/11/33 Box 2 Folder 25 Emilie Grigsy, 4/6/34 Box 2 Folder 26 Monroe (Rody) Hall, 4/16/34 Box 2 Folder 27 Louise Hellstrom, 5/2/33 Box 2 Folder 28 Louise Hellstron, 5/2/33 Box 2 Folder 29 Louise Hellstrom, 5/2/33 Box 2 Folder 30 Louise Hellstrom, 5/2/33 Box 2 Folder 31 Louise Hellstrom, 5/2/33 Box 2 Folder 32 Hedda Hopper, 10/18/34 9 Box 2 Folder 33 Geny Hoy, 7/10/32 Box 2 Folder 34 Tom Howard, 2/14/34 Box 2 Folder 35 Julia Hoyt, 3/1/33 Box 2 Folder 36 Elizabeth Hull, 10/18/34 Box 2 Folder 37 Fannie Hurst, 11/29/32 Box 2 Folder 38 Jose Iturbi, 11/21/33 Box 2 Folder 39 Jose Iturbi, 11/21/33 Box 2 Folder 40 Jose Iturbi, 11/21/33 Box 2 Folder 41 Philip Johnson, 1/18/33 Box 2 Folder 42 "Spud" (Willard) Johnson, 10/26/34 Box 2 Folder 43 Lincoln Kirsten, 5/8/33 Box 2 Folder 44 Lincoln Kirsten, 5/8/33 Box 2 Folder 45 Victor Kraft, 4/5/35 Box 2 Folder 46 Gaston Lachaise, 5/26/33 Box 3 Folder 1 Laurence Langner, 2/13/34 Box 3 10 Folder 2 Armina Marshall and Laurence Langner, 4/26/32 Box 3 Folder 3 Philip Langner, 5/16/32 Box 3 Folder 4 Philip Langner, 5/16/32 Box 3 Folder 5 Eyre de Lanux, 12/28/33 Box 3 Folder 6 Eyre de Lanux, 12/28/33 Box 3 Folder 7 Francis Lederer, 12/20/32 Box 3 Folder 8 Francis Lederer, 12/20/32 Box 3 Folder 9 Francis Lederer, 12/20/32 Box 3 Folder 10 Francis Lederer, 12/20/32 Box 3 Folder 11 Francis Lederer, 12/20/32 Box 3 Folder 12 Francis Lederer, 12/20/32 Box 3 Folder 13 Auriol Lee, 10/2/34 Box 3 Folder 14 Alfred de Liagre, Jr., 5/8/33 Box 3 Folder 15 Goddard Lieberson, 10/6/32 Box 3 Folder 16 Goddard Lieberson, 10/6/32 Box 3 Folder 17 11 Leonora Lindsley, 10/29/33 Box 3 Folder 18 Lorna Lindsley, 12/29/33 Box 3 Folder 19 Makel Luhan, 4/12/34 Box 3 Folder 20 Alfred Lunt, 5/23/32 Box 3 Folder 21 Alfred Lunt, 6/21/32 Box 3 Folder 22 Alfred Lunt, 6/21/32 Box 3 Folder 23 Tom Mabry, 11/19/33 Box 3 Folder 24 Tom Mabry, 11/17/33 Box 3 Folder 25 Tom Mabry, 11/17/33 Box 3 Folder 26 Kenneth Macpherson, 1/9/34 Box 3 Folder 27 Kenneth Macpherson, 1/9/34 Box 3 Folder 28 Kenneth Macpherson, 1/9/34 Box 3 Folder 29 Esther Marinoff, 9/14/32 Box 3 Folder 30 Fania Marinoff, 6/20/32 Box 3 Folder 31 Jacob Marinoff, 9/14/32 Box 3 Folder 32 Jacob Marinoff, 9/14/32 12 Box 3 Folder 33 Jacob Marinoff, 9/14/32 Box 3 Folder 34 Fritzi Massay, 12/17/34 Box 3 Folder 35 Dr.
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