Portraits by Carl Van Vechten

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Van Vechten Timeline : 1880-1964

1880-1906

1880

Born June 17 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Charles Duane Van Vechten and Ada Amanda Fitch.

1903

Graduates from the University of Chicago.

1906

Moves to New York City, where he is hired by the New York Times as assistant to the music critic.