CARL VAN VECHTEN (1880-1964)

Pavel Tchelitchew.

Silver print, the image measuring 254x203.2 mm; 10x8 inches, with Van Vechten's copyright hand stamp and the sitter's name, date, and his lengthy notation, in ink, on verso. 1934; printed circa 1960.

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Pavel Tchelitchew was a Russian surrealist painter as well as a set and costume designer. Tchelitchew and his partner Charles Henri Ford were part of a New York circle of queer artists and writers during the mid-20th century. He designed sets for ballets, including for works by George Balanchine and Igor Stravisnky, and his paintings are held by institutions such as the museum of Modern Art, New York and the National Gallery of Art in London, among others.