August 12th Auction of Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Sports
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Famous Photographer and writer Carl Van Vechten signed and inscribed article. also a signed card by the famous portrait photographer Louis Fabian Bachrach.
Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964) was a writer, music and dance critic, and portrait photographer who joined the staff of the New York Times in 1906. he published several collections of essays and 7 novels. He was an avid promoter of the black artists and intellectuals represented in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, but his best-selling novel Nigger Heaven (1926) proved controversial, for its portrayal of Harlem life as well as for its title. Film Credits 1925-A-Woman-of-the-World (Writer), 1994-Paul-Bowles:-The-Complete-Outsider With One of a Kind Collectibles LOA.
Louis Fabian Bachrach Jr. (April 9, 1917 – February 26, 2010) was an American photographer, known for portraits of celebrities, politicians, presidents and other prominent individuals. He was professionally known as Fabian. Bachrach was best known for a portrait of Senator John F. Kennedy, which was later used as his official photograph after he was elected President in 1960. With One of a Kind Collectibles LOA
Photographers Carl Van Vechten & Fabian Bachrach
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