Carl Van Vechten

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Carl Van Vechten
Self-portrait (1933)
Born	(1880-06-17)June 17, 1880 Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.
Died	December 21, 1964(1964-12-21) (aged 84) New York City, NY, U.S.
Education	University of Chicago
Occupations	Writer photographer
Spouses	Anna Snyder ​ (m. 1907⁠–⁠1912)​ Fania Marinoff ​ (m. 1914⁠–⁠1964)​

Carl Van Vechten (June 17, 1880 – December 21, 1964) was an American writer and artistic photographer who was a patron of the Harlem Renaissance and the literary executor of Gertrude Stein.^[1] He gained fame as a writer, and notoriety as well, for his 1926 novel Nigger Heaven. In his later years, he took up photography and took many portraits of notable people. Although he was married to women for most of his adult years, Van Vechten engaged in numerous homosexual affairs over his lifetime.