CARL VAN VECHTEN ORIGINAL PHOTO JANET COLLINS IN A SPIRITUAL, 1949

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CARL VAN VECHTEN ORIGINAL PHOTO JANET COLLINS IN A SPIRITUAL, 1949
CARL VAN VECHTEN ORIGINAL PHOTO JANET COLLINS IN A SPIRITUAL, 1949
CARL VAN VECHTEN ORIGINAL PHOTO JANET COLLINS IN A SPIRITUAL, 1949
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THIS AUCTION IS FOR AN ORIGINAL VINTAGE  6 X 4.5 INCH
SILVER GELATIN PHOTOGRAPH OF DANCER JANET COLLINS
IN A SPIRITUAL
APRIL 23-1949
SUJECT HAND WRITTEN ON REVERSE
STAMPED PHOTOGRAPH BY CARL VAN VECHTEN
CANNOT BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT PERMISSION
WITH VAN VECHTEN IMPRESSION STAMP
CARL VAN VECHTEN WAS A MAN OF MANY TALENTS WHOSE PROFESSIONAL LIFE INCLUDED CAREERS AS ART CRITIC, NOVELIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER WHO LIVED HIS LIFE IMMERSED IN THE CULTURAL LIFE OF 20TH CENTURY AMERICA. HE CELEBRATED THE CULTURAL IMPORTANCE OF THE ARTISTIC PROCESS AND THE PERSONAL VITALITY OF CREATIVE INDIVIDUALS. FASCINATED BY THE CHEMISTRY OF INTERPERSONAL CONTACT, HE CULTIVATED FRIENDSHIPS WITH MANY OF THE NOTED FIGURES OF HIS DAY INCLUDING WRITERS, DANCERS, ACTORS AND COMPOSERS WHO WERE OUTSTANDING IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS OF ENDEAVOR. .BETWEEN 1932 AND HIS DEATH IN 1964 HE MADE MORE THAN 15,000 PHOTOGRAPHS OF NOTED CELEBRITIES AND ARTISTS.
THIS ITEM COMES FROM A COLLECTION
OF LANA WEEKS PATRON OF THE ARTS
CARMEL CA.
due to the historic nature of our items
they are all shipped with the greatest of care
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