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Fitzgerald, Ella. (1917–1996) [Vechten, Carl Van. (1880-1964)] . Ella Fitzgerald, 1940 - Fitzgerald, Ella. (1917–1996) .
Silver gelatin photograph of the great singer, shown in a contemplative pose. Titled in the hand of the photographer "Ella Fitzgerald" in black ink on the verso, and with his copyright stamp and handwritten image number and date of January 19,1940. 8 x 10 in. (20.2 x 25.2 cm.). Very fine.
Carl Van Vechten was a writer, promoter of African-American artists during the Harlem Renaissance, patron of the arts, and photographer. After he graduated from the University of Chicago, he entered upon his first career as a reporter and by the early 1930s, Van Vechten was a well known author having written numerous articles for newspapers and magazines and published seven novels. It was during this time period that Van Vechten began to develop a second career as a photographer. Van Vechten over the course of his lifetime proved to be as successful a photographer as he was an author.
Fitzgerald, Ella. (1917–1996) [Vechten, Carl Van. (1880-1964)] . Ella Fitzgerald, 1940 - Fitzgerald, Ella. (1917–1996) .
Silver gelatin photograph of the great singer, shown in a contemplative pose. Titled in the hand of the photographer "Ella Fitzgerald" in black ink on the verso, and with his copyright stamp and handwritten image number and date of January 19,1940. 8 x 10 in. (20.2 x 25.2 cm.). Very fine.
Carl Van Vechten was a writer, promoter of African-American artists during the Harlem Renaissance, patron of the arts, and photographer. After he graduated from the University of Chicago, he entered upon his first career as a reporter and by the early 1930s, Van Vechten was a well known author having written numerous articles for newspapers and magazines and published seven novels. It was during this time period that Van Vechten began to develop a second career as a photographer. Van Vechten over the course of his lifetime proved to be as successful a photographer as he was an author.