Carl Van Vechten
Carl Van Vechten (; June 17, 1880December 21, 1964) 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 years, Van Vechten engaged in numerous homosexual affairs during his lifetime.
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