| Title | Date Created | Creator | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altonell Hines, March 9, 1934 | 1934-03-09 | Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 | Portrait of Altonell Hines with a large collar around her shoulders. Written on verso: Altonell Hines in "Four Saints in Three Acts" by Gertrude Stein and Virgil Thomson; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; Cannot be reproduced without permission; Date March 9, 1934; Number Xllle:31 | African American arts, African American singers, African American actors, African American women, Portraits and people | Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection |
| Edward Matthews, March 9, 1934 | 1934-03-09 | Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 | Portrait of Edward Matthews dressed as St. Ignatus in Four Saints in Three Acts. Written on verso: Edward Matthews in "Four Saints in Three Acts" by Gertrude Stein and Virgil Thomson; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; Cannot be reproduced without permission; Date March 9, 1934. | African American arts, African American actors, African American singers, Portraits and people | Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection |
| Beatrice Robinson Wayne, March 9, 1934 | 1934-03-09 | Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 | Portrait of Beatrice Wayne dressed as St. Theresa. Written on verso: Beatrice Robinson Wayne as St. Theresa No. I in "Four Saints in Three Acts" by Gertrude Stein and Virgil Thomson; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; Cannot be reproduced without permission; Date March 9, 1934. | African American arts, African American singers, African American actors, African American women, Portraits and people | Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection |
| Ethel Waters, 1933-1939 | 1933/1939 | 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 | |
| Emmett "Babe" Wallace, January 6, 1933 | 1933-01-06 | Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 | Portrait of Emmett Wallace in a suit. Written on verso: "Babe" Wallace; see Ebony, May 1953; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 101 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; January 6, 1933. | African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American actors, Portraits and people | Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection |
| Jerome Sidney Peterson, 1932-1953 | 1932/1953 | Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 | African American arts, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Portraits and people | Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection | |
| Harold Jackman, 1932-1946 | 1932/1946 | Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 | African American arts, African American teachers, Art patronage, Portraits and people | Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection | |
| Henry Armstrong, circa 1937 | 1932/1942 | Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 | Portrait of Henry Armstrong. | African American arts, African American athletes, Portraits and people | Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection |
| Paul Robeson Jr., circa 1937 | 1932/1942 | Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 | Portrait of Paul Robeson Jr. standng with his arms crossed. Written on verso: circa 1937; London; From the collection of Carl Van Vechten; Paul Robeson, Jr. | African American arts, African American children, African American authors, Portraits and people | Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection |
| Asadata Dafora, Tuguese, Kykunkor, circa 1935 | 1930/1940 | Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 | African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, Portraits and people | Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection | |
| Langston Hughes, circa 1935 | 1930/1940 | Langston Hughes sits by a typewriter. | African American authors, African American poets, Portraits and people | Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection | |
| Rose McClendon, circa 1934 | 1929/1939 | Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 | Portrait of Rose McClendon dressed as Medea. Written on verso: Rose McClendon as Medea; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 101 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; Medea. | African American arts, African American actors, African American singers, African American women, Portraits and people | Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection |
| Claude McKay, circa 1933 | 1928/1938 | A portrait of Claude McKay. Written on recto: Claude McKay, author of "Banjo" and "Home to Harlem," whose new novel, "Banana Bottom," will be published by Harper & Brothers on March 29th, has been living in Spain and Morocco for the last three years. The background of his novel is the island of Jamaica, British West Indies, where Mr. McKay was born. Written on verso: For Harold Jackman After a five year interval wit[?] the same sentiment. Claude McKay | African American authors, African American poets, Portraits and people, Harlem Renaissance | Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection | |
| Langston Hughes, circa 1930 | 1925/1935 | Langston Hughes smokes a cigarette while writing. | African American authors, African American poets, Portraits and people | Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection | |
| Ethel Waters Postcard, circa 1930 | 1925/1935 | A postcard of Ethel Waters. Written on recto: May you never [?] this from C[?]ul To Prince | African American women, Portraits and people, Music--Performance | Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection | |
| Wallace Thurman, circa 1930 | 1925/1935 | A portrait of Wallace Thurman. Written on verso: Wallace Thurman (1902-1934) author of "The Blacker the Berry" "Infants of the Spring" | African American authors, Portraits and people, Harlem Renaissance | Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection | |
| Bessie Smith, 1923 | 1923 | A portrait of Bessie Smith. Written on recto: Photo, 1923, by Edward Elcha, courtesy of Rudi Blesh. Bessie Smith in 1923, the year of her first record, which sold 780,000 copies in six months. It earned her only $125, but it established her as the leading blues singer. From BESSIE SMITH: EMPRESS OF THE BLUES (Schirmer Books/Frank Music, April 15). | African American women, Portraits and people, African American arts, Music--Performance, Singers | Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection | |
| Alberta Hunter, circa 1925 | 1920/1930 | A portrait of Alberta Hunter. Written on recto: All my love to my darling Harold Sincerely, Alberta | African American women, Portraits and people, African American arts, Singers | Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection | |
| Mercy Hosptial Benefit Flier, May 26, 1910 | 1910-05-26 | A flier for a benefit featuring Aida Overton Walker. | Portraits and people, African American actors, Events and programs, African American women | Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection |
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.
