![Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964) [Portrait of Countee Cullen, in Central Park], June 20, 1941.](https://sites.utexas.edu/ransomcentermagazine/files/2016/02/3a42847r.jpg)
Countée Cullen was one of the first poets to establish a national reputation in the midst of the Harlem, or New Negro, Renaissance. Critics recognized Cullen’s first book of poetry, Color (1925), as a significant literary achievement.
Countée Cullen was one of the first poets to establish a national reputation in the midst of the Harlem, or New Negro, Renaissance. Critics recognized Cullen’s first book of poetry, Color (1925), as a significant literary achievement.