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English: Title: Portrait of George Gershwin Abstract/medium: 1 photographic print : gelatin silver.
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Library of Congress

Author
Carl Van Vechten  (1880–1964)  wikidata:Q312851 s:en:Author:Carl Van Vechten q:it:Carl Van Vechten
 
Carl Van Vechten
Alternative names
Carl Van Vetchen; Carl van Vechten
Description American writer and photographer
Date of birth/death 17 June 1880 Edit this at Wikidata 21 December 1964 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Cedar Rapids Edit this at Wikidata New York City Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q312851
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For publication information see "Carl Van Vechten Photographs (Lots 12735 and 12736)" https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/079_vanv.html

This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division
under the digital ID ds.02793.
This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing.

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Collection
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Van Vechten Collection
Notes
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  • Title derived from information on verso of photographic print.
  • Van Vechten number: XII C 6.
  • Also available on microfilm.
  • Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966.
  • Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities, a LOT which in turn forms part of the Carl Van Vechten photograph collection (Library of Congress).
Part of
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lot 12735 · van vechten collection · american memory · prints and photographs division
Subject
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gershwin, george · portrait photographs

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Public domain This work is from the Carl Van Vechten Photographs collection at the Library of Congress. According to the library, there are no known copyright restrictions on the use of this work.
As the restrictions on this collection expired in 1986, the Library of Congress believes this image is in the public domain. However, the Carl Van Vechten estate has asked that use of Van Vechten's photographs "preserve the integrity" of his work, i.e, that photographs not be colorized or cropped, and that proper credit is given to the photographer.

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