CARL VAN VECHTEN (1880-1964)Lincoln Kirstein. Silver print, the image measuring 231.8x158.8 mm; 9x6¼ inches, with Van Vechten's embossed blind stamp, on recto, and his copyright hand stamp, and the title, date, and inventory number, in ink, in an unknown hand, on verso. 1964.English critic Clement Crisp said of Lincoln Kirstein (1907-1966), "He was one of those rare talents who touch the entire artistic life of their time. Ballet, film, literature, theatre, painting, sculpture, photography all occupied his attention.” Kirsten co-founded the New York City Ballet in 1946 and served as the organization’s general director from 1946 until 1989.