Biography

Carl Van Vechten was an American writer and artistic photographer who was a patron of the Harlem Renaissance and the literary executor of Gertrude Stein. 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 life, Van Vechten engaged in numerous homosexual affairs over his lifetime.

Books by Carl Van Vechten

Music of Spain
Music of Spain
2024
Firecrackers - a Realistic Nov
Firecrackers - a Realistic Novel (Read & Co. Classic Editions);with the Introductory Essay 'the Jazz Age Literature of the Lost Generation '
2022
Music after the Great War, and Other Studies
Music after the Great War, and Other Studies
2022
Where the Jazz Band Plays - th
Where the Jazz Band Plays - the Weary Blues - Poetry by Langston Hughes
2022
Tiger in the House /; C. 1
Tiger in the House /; C. 1
2021
Interpreters
Interpreters
2018
Lord of the Housetops Thirteen
Lord of the Housetops Thirteen Cat Tales
2017
Carl Van Vechten : 'O, Write My Name'
Carl Van Vechten : 'O, Write My Name'
2015
Caruso's mustache off
Caruso's mustache off
2010
Peter Whiffle - His Life and Works
Peter Whiffle - His Life and Works
2010
Peter Wiffle  His Life and Works
Peter Wiffle His Life and Works
2009
Peter Whiffle
Peter Whiffle
2007
In the garret
In the garret
2005
The splendid drunken twenties
The splendid drunken twenties
2003
Nigger heaven
Nigger heaven
2000
Letters of Carl Van Vechten
Letters of Carl Van Vechten
1987
The letters of Gertrude Stein and Carl Van Vechten, 1913-1946
The letters of Gertrude Stein and Carl Van Vechten, 1913-1946
1986
Dance Photography of Carl Van Vechten
Dance Photography of Carl Van Vechten
1981
Portraits by Carl Van Vechten
Portraits by Carl Van Vechten
1981
Keep a-inchin' along
Keep a-inchin' along
1979
Portraits: The Photography of Carl Van Vechten
Portraits: The Photography of Carl Van Vechten
1978
The dance writings of Carl Van Vechten
The dance writings of Carl Van Vechten
1974
James Weldon Johnson ...
James Weldon Johnson ...
1971
The Hammond Museum presents "T
The Hammond Museum presents "The Lens of Carl van Vechten"
1968
Selected Writings of Gertrude Stein
Selected Writings of Gertrude Stein
1962
Fragments from an unwritten au
Fragments from an unwritten autobiography
1955
The Tiger in the House, 3rd Edition
The Tiger in the House, 3rd Edition
1936
Il romanzo d'Hollywood
Il romanzo d'Hollywood
1932
Sacred and profane memories
Sacred and profane memories
1932
All-star benefit concert for t
All-star benefit concert for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
1929
Le paradis des nègres
Le paradis des nègres
1927
Excavations; a book of advocac
Excavations; a book of advocacies
1926
The tattooed countess
The tattooed countess
1924
The Music of Spain (Library of Music and Musicians)
The Music of Spain (Library of Music and Musicians)
1920
The tiger in the house, by Car
The tiger in the house, by Carl Van Vechten
1920
Interpreters and Interpretations
Interpreters and Interpretations
1917
Music and bad manners
Music and bad manners
1916
Rogue elephant in porcelain
Rogue elephant in porcelain
The Blind Bow-Boy
The Blind Bow-Boy