Singer Ella Fitzgerald, as photographed by Carl Van Vechten in 1940.

Singer Ella Fitzgerald, as photographed by Carl Van Vechten in 1940.

Musician Dizzy Gillespie, as photographed by Carl Van Vechten in 1955.

Musician Dizzy Gillespie, as photographed by Carl Van Vechten in 1955.

Van Vechten Portrait Postcards – a set on Flickr