Carl Van Vechten

William Horne: Jo the Loiterer
1947

A black and white portrait of a smiling man looking upwards, wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a dark jacket over a plaid shirt. He has a medal pinned to his jacket and is holding onto the lapels. The background appears to be a draped fabric, and there is a signature at the bottom that reads "Photograph by Carl Van Vechten."
A black and white portrait of a smiling man looking upwards, wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a dark jacket over a plaid shirt. He has a medal pinned to his jacket and is holding onto the lapels. The background appears to be a draped fabric, and there is a signature at the bottom that reads "Photograph by Carl Van Vechten."

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Date
1947

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 7 1/4in. (24.1 × 18.4 cm) Image: 9 1/2 × 7 1/4in. (24.1 × 18.4 cm)

Accession number
2013.159

Series
The Mother of Us All

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift from the Collection of Philip Taaffe

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/44210

Carl Van Vechten
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