The Cullen Jackman Memorial Collection (1881-1995) documents the artistic and creative nature of those of African descent. A series of note within this collection are the photographs by Carl Van Vechten, an American writer, artistic photographer, and patron of the Harlem Renaissance. An appreciator of the arts, Van Vechten promoted many of the major figures of the Renaissance through his photography, including Langston Hughes, Paul Robeson, Rose McClendon, and Ethel Waters. At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
May 20, 2022

Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection

The Cullen Jackman Memorial Collection (1881-1995) documents the artistic and creative nature of those of African descent. A series of note within this collection are the photographs by Carl Van Vechten, an American writer, artistic photographer, and patron of the Harlem Renaissance. An appreciator of the arts, Van Vechten promoted many of the major figures of the Renaissance through his photography, including Langston Hughes, Paul Robeson, Rose McClendon, and Ethel Waters.

At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
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  • Subjects = African American actors
  • Decade = 1950-1959
Julian Mayfield, March 6, 1959
1959-03-06
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American actors, African American singers, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Julian Mayfield, March 6, 1959
Harold Scott, February 12, 1959
1959-02-12
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, Motion picture industry, African American actors, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Harold Scott, February 12, 1959
Bertice Reading, January 6, 1959
1959-01-06
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American singers, African American actors, African American women, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Bertice Reading, January 6, 1959
Frederick O'Neal, June 17, 1958
1958-06-17
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American actors, Motion picture industry, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Frederick O'Neal, June 17, 1958
Miriam Burton, May 10, 1958
1958-05-10
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American singers, African American actors, African American women, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Miriam Burton, May 10, 1958
Melvin Stewart and Ethel Ayler, June 10, 1957
1957-06-10
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American actors, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Melvin Stewart and Ethel Ayler, June 10, 1957
Claudia McNeil, June 10, 1957
1957-06-10
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American actors, African American women, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Claudia McNeil, June 10, 1957
William Demby, March 13, 1956
1956-03-13
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American authors, African American actors, Motion picture industry, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
William Demby, March 13, 1956
Josephine Premice, June 26, 1955
1955-06-26
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American actors, African American singers, African American women, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Josephine Premice, June 26, 1955
Diahann Carroll, March 14, 1955
1955-03-14
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American singers, African American actors, African American women, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Diahann Carroll, March 14, 1955
Clayton Corbin, October 23, 1954
1954-10-23
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American actors, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Clayton Corbin, October 23, 1954
Joyce Bryant, May 28, 1953
1953-05-28
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American actors, African American singers, African American women, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Joyce Bryant, May 28, 1953
Juanita Hall, 1949-1953
1953-03-26
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American singers, African American actors, African American women, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Juanita Hall, 1949-1953
Ethel Ayler, circa 1957
1952/1962
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American actors, African American women, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ethel Ayler, circa 1957
Eartha Kitt, October 19, 1952
1952-10-19
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American singers, African American actors, African American women, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Eartha Kitt, October 19, 1952
Rawn Spearman, January 12, 1952
1952-01-12
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American actors, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Rawn Spearman, January 12, 1952
William Warfield, 1951-1959
1951/1959
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American actors, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
William Warfield, 1951-1959
Maidie Norman, September 23, 1951
1951-09-23
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American actors, African American teachers, African American women, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Maidie Norman, September 23, 1951
Ossie Davis, April 12, 1951
1951-04-12
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American actors, African American entertainers, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ossie Davis, April 12, 1951
William Marshall, April 12, 1951
1951-04-12
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American actors, African American singers, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
William Marshall, April 12, 1951