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Carl Van Vechten and the Harlem Renaissance

    Black and white portrait photo of Carl Van Vechten, shown in a reflective pose, wearing a dark satin shirt.

    Van Vechten was a leading patron of the Harlem Renaissance. Entranced by Paul’s singing of Negro spirituals, Van Vechten introduced the Robesons to his inner circle of friends, which included composer George Gershwin, writer Theodore Dreiser, publishers Alfred & Blanche Knopf, financier Otto Kahn, and dancer Adele Astaire.

    1933
    Copyright
    Public Domain
    Attribution/Credit

    Self-portrait of artist, Carl Van Vechten Photographs Collection, Library of Congress, via “Carl Van Vechten,” Wikipedia