Arna Bontemps

Arna Bontemps
Bontemps photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1938
Bontemps photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1938
BornArna Wendell Bontemps
(1902-10-13)October 13, 1902
Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedJune 4, 1973(1973-06-04) (aged 71)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Occupation
  • Poet
  • novelist
  • librarian
EducationPacific Union College
Period1924–1973

Arna Wendell Bontemps (/bɒnˈtɒm/ bon-TOM[1]) (October 13, 1902 – June 4, 1973)[2] was an American poet, novelist and librarian, and a noted member of the Harlem Renaissance.

  1. ^ Webster's New Biographical Dictionary (ISBN 0-87779-543-6; Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster Inc., 1988), p. 123.
  2. ^ Wynn, Linda T. (1996). "Arnaud Wendell Bontemps (1902-1973)". Profiles of African Americans in Tennessee. Annual Local Conference on Afro-American Culture and History, Tennessee State University. Archived from the original on June 2, 2010. Retrieved May 24, 2010.