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[Portrait of Thomas Wolfe] – Antique Photo Print

[Portrait of Thomas Wolfe], 1937 Apr. 14. — historic photograph
[Portrait of Thomas Wolfe], 1937 Apr. 14.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic photograph captures [Portrait of Thomas Wolfe] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Thomas Wolfe, the Asheville-born novelist who wrote *Look Homeward, Angel*, sits for this gelatin silver portrait dated April 14, 1937, taken by Carl Van Vechten, the writer and photographer who made a practice of photographing the literary and artistic figures of his day. The print carries Van Vechten's own catalog number, which places it among the many celebrity portraits he gave to the Library of Congress in 1966 after his estate's gift. Wolfe was then at the height of his reputation, and his large, sprawling novels made him one of the most discussed American writers of the 1930s.

Created / published1937 Apr. 14.
Medium1 photographic print : gelatin silver.
GenrePortrait photographs.
NotesTitle derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXIII K 17. 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).
SubjectsWolfe, Thomas,--1900-1938.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,283 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-192820

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