Tag: Horace Cayton

  • The Cayton Legacy: An African American Family Washington State University Press 2002 272 pages 6″ x 9″ Photographs, notes, bibliography, index Paperback ISBN: 978-0-87422-251-7 Richard S. Hobbs The evolution of a remarkable African American family—the Caytons—is a brilliantly told tale set primarily in Seattle and Chicago. The Caytons lived a true American saga, illuminating the…

  • Living Portraits: Carl Van Vechten’s Color Photographs of African Americans, 1939-1964 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964), photographer, promotor of literary talent, and critic of dance, theater, and opera, had an artistic vision rooted in the centrality of the talented person. He cherished accomplishment, whether in…