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Carl Van Vechten photograph portrait of Owen Dodson

 Collection
Identifier: GRA 0099-F0037

Scope and Contents

Black-and-white photograph portrait of poet, novelist, playwright, and educator Owen Dodsen taken by photographer Carl Van Vechten in New York on June 18, 1942.

Dates

  • Creation: 1943 June 18

Creator

Language of Materials

Materials entirely in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. Please contact Special Collections Department, University of Delaware Library, https://library.udel.edu/static/purl.php?askspec

Carl Van Vechten

Critic, novelist, and photographer Carl Van Vechten, born June 17, 1880, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was active in the cultural scenes of New York City and Paris during the early half of the twentieth century. After 1932, Van Vechten worked predominantly as a photographer, producing classic images of many literary and cultural figures. Van Vechten was also Gertrude Stein's literary executor and following her death in 1946 edited much of her collected writing. Carl Van Vechten died on December 21, 1964.

"Carl Van Vechten." Contemporary Authors Online. Gale Biography in Context. (accessed December 2011).

Owen Dodson

Poet, novelist, playwright, and educator Owen Dodson (1914-1983) is renowned for his prolific, wide-ranging, and influential writing career and for his role as instructor and director of drama at various distinguished universities.

“Owen Dodson.” Notable Black American Men, Book II, October 12, 1998. Gale Biography in Context. (accessed October, 2017).

Extent

1 item ; 9.75 x 7.75 inches

Abstract

Black-and-white photograph portrait of poet, novelist, playwright, and educator Owen Dodsen taken by photographer Carl Van Vechten in New York on June 18, 1942.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase, 2017

Related Materials

GRA 0099, F0090, Carl Van Vechten photograph portrait of William Demby

MSS 0481 Robert A. Wilson collection

General

F0037: Shelved in SPEC GRA 0099

Processing Information

Processed and encoded by Dustin Frohlich, October 2017.

This collection was originally processed and cataloged with the call number PPI 0099, F0089.

Title
Finding aid for Carl Van Vechten photograph portrait of Owen Dodson
Status
Completed
Author
University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
Date
July 2017
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • 2021 February 23: The original collection number (PPI 0099, F0089) was changed to GRA 0099, F0037.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository

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