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Gertrude Stein in the garden of the Poe Shrine, Richmond

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Title

Gertrude Stein in the garden of the Poe Shrine, Richmond

Collection

Carl Van Vechten portraits
Stein, Gertrude
Stein, Gertrude, Box 1
Stein, Gertrude: Photographs (111), Folders 1 and 2
Stein, Gertrude: Photographs (111), Folder 2

Names

Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 (Photographer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1935-02-07
Place: Richmond, Virginia

Library Location

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Van Vechten

Subjects

Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946
Edgar Allan Poe Shrine (Museum : Richmond, Va.)
Museums -- Virginia -- Richmond
Richmond (Va.)
Gardens

Genres

Photographs
Portraits

Notes

Biographical/Historical: Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964) was a writer, promoter of African-American artists during the Harlem Renaissance, patron of the arts, and photographer.
Biographical/Historical: Gertrude Stein was an American poet, novelist, and essayist. Stein named her friend, the writer and photographer Carl Van Vechten, as her literary executor. Among other acts, he helped to usher into print works of hers that remained unpublished at the time of her death.
Content: Title and date from verso.
Numbering: Verso number: 97

Physical Description

Gelatin silver prints

Identifiers

Call number: Berg Coll MSS Van Vechten
Photographer reference number: xxxivg:17
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5a7f2f70-c616-012f-8d2c-58d385a7bc34

Access

Photograph by Carl Van Vechten © Van Vechten Trust

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Gertrude Stein in the garden of the Poe Shrine, Richmond" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1935. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5a7f2f70-c616-012f-8d2c-58d385a7bc34

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1935). Gertrude Stein in the garden of the Poe Shrine, Richmond Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5a7f2f70-c616-012f-8d2c-58d385a7bc34

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Gertrude Stein in the garden of the Poe Shrine, Richmond" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5a7f2f70-c616-012f-8d2c-58d385a7bc34

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