- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- John Oliver Killens
- Creator:
- Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
- Publisher:
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Carl Van Vechten photograph collection, LOT 12735, no. 621
- Date of Original:
- 1954-06-08
- Subject:
- African American authors--New York (State)--New York
African American novelists--New York (State)--New York
Civil rights workers--New York (State)--New York
African American civil rights workers--New York (State)--New York
Harlem Writers Guild Inc.
Men--New York (State)--New York
African American men--New York (State)--New York
Authors, American--New York (State)--New York
Novelists, American--New York (State)--New York - People:
- Killens, John Oliver, 1916-1987
- Location:
- United States, New York, New York County, New York, 40.7142691, -74.0059729
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- This portrait of John Oliver Killens, writer and founder of the Harlem Writers Guild, was photographed by Carl Van Vechten on June 8, 1954.
Image of a photographic portrait of John Oliver Killens, writer and founder of the Harlem Writers Guild, taken June 8, 1954. He sits in a chair against a backdrop printed with a leaf pattern. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/john-oliver-killens-1916-1987/m-7557/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, DC
Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/john-oliver-killens-1916-1987
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Carl Van Vechten Photograph Collection - Contributing Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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