Arna Wendell Bontemps was an American poet, novelist and librarian, and a noted member of the Harlem Renaissance.
Bontemps photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1938
The Arna Bontemps African American Museum is located downtown in his native Alexandria, Louisiana.
Alexandria is the ninth-largest city in the state of Louisiana and is the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies on the south bank of the Red River in almost the exact geographic center of the state. It is the principal city of the Alexandria metropolitan area which encompasses all of Rapides and Grant parishes. Its neighboring city is Pineville. In 2010, the population was 47,723, an increase of 3 percent from the 2000 census.
Alexandria Welcome Sign on Louisiana Highway 28 West.
Rotary International Clock (1916), with Alexandria City Hall (constructed 1963) in the background
Aerial view, 1945
Trees are reflected in Bayou Rapides east of MacArthur Drive in Alexandria