Carl Van Vechten photograph portrait of Owen Dodson
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
- Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 (Person)
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
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.
Subject
- Dodson, Owen, 1914-1983 (Person)
- 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