Carl Van Vechten and the Harlem Renaissance: A Portrait in by Emily Bernard

By Emily Bernard

This groundbreaking publication is the 1st to target the fancy Carl Van Vechten, his notoriety as a white guy with a keenness for black humans and tradition, and his still-debated contributions to the Harlem Renaissance

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