Edward White

Tastemaker, The

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ISBN 13:
9780374535148
author:
Edward White
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
language:
English
Publication Year:
2015
Pages:
400
Dimensions:
14.7 x 2.5 x 22.2 cm
Genre:
Biography, Historical, Social & Urban History
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 7 working days
£20.33

Description

Carl Van Vechten: A Cultural Titan of Modern America Carl Van Vechten was a complex figure who embodied the contradictions of modern America. As a patron and dealmaker of the Harlem Renaissance, a photographer who captured iconic images, and a novelist who created salacious stories, he was at the center of 1920s Manhattan's vibrant cultural scene. Van Vechten's life was marked by his tangled relationship to race and sexuality, as well as his devotion to modernist art and entertainment. His defense of difficult art and culture sparked a popular appetite for these elements of American art, but also created controversy among some Americans. This biography explores Van Vechten's private fears and longings, as well as the social scene he was part of. Through this comprehensive biography, Edward White sheds new light on a figure who defined an era.

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