Arna Bontemps, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1939

Arna Wendell Bontemps (October 13, 1902 - June 4, 1973) was an American poet and a noted member of the Harlem Renaissance. Arna Bontemps, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, August 15, 1939 From the collection of the Library of Congress and in the public domain: http://memory. ... Arna Bontemps, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, August 15, 1939 From the collection of the Library of Congress and in the public domain: http://memory. ... Photographic self-portrait by Carl Van Vechten, 1934 Carl Van Vechten (June 17, 1880 – December 21, 1964) was an American writer and photographer who was a patron of the Harlem Renaissance and the literary executor of Gertrude Stein. ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years). ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Poets are authors of poems, or of other forms of poetry such as dramatic verse. ... The Harlem Renaissance was a flowering of African-American and culture based in the African-American community forming in Harlem in New York City (USA). ...

He was born in the recently restored house at 1327 Third Street, Alexandria, Louisiana, now the Bontemps African America Museum & Cultural Arts Center. When he was three, his family moved to the Watts district of Los Angeles, California. He began writing while a student at Pacific Union College and became the author of many children's books. His critically most important work, The Story of the Negro (1948), received the Jane Addams Book Award and was also a Newbery Honor Book. He is probably best known for the 1931 novel God Sends Sunday. He also wrote the 1946 play St. Louis Woman. Alexandria is a city in Louisiana, U.S.A.; it is the parish seat of Rapides Parish, on the south bank of the Red River in almost the exact geographic center of the state. ... The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish Los Ángeles , meaning the angels), also known as L.A., is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of population, as well as one of the worlds most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers. ... Pacific Union College is a Liberal Arts college located in the town of Angwin in the Napa Valley area of Northern California. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association (ALA) to the author of the most outstanding American book for children. ...

External links

• Arna Bontemps Museum
• Academy of American Poets
• UIUC Modern American Poetry