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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Peter Abrahams, November 25, 1955
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Peter Abrahams, November 25, 1955
Date Created
1955-11-25
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American authors, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Adele Addison, April 8, 1955
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Adele Addison, April 8, 1955
Date Created
1955-04-08
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Alvin Ailey, March 22, 1955
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Alvin Ailey, March 22, 1955
Date Created
1955-03-22
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Portrait of Teodoro Ramos Blanco standing outside. Written on verso: Ramon Blancos; Cuban Sculptor; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 101 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; March 11, 1951.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Teodoro Ramos Blanco, March 11, 1951
Date Created
1951-03-11
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Description
Portrait of Teodoro Ramos Blanco standing outside. Written on verso: Ramon Blancos; Cuban Sculptor; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 101 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; March 11, 1951.
Subject
African American arts, African American artists, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Portrait of Romare Bearden. Written on verso: Sgt Romare Bearden, artist.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Romare Bearden, circa 1944
Date Created
1939/1949
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Description
Portrait of Romare Bearden. Written on verso: Sgt Romare Bearden, artist.
Subject
African American arts, African American artists, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Betty Allen, March 27, 1958
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Betty Allen, March 27, 1958
Date Created
1958-03-27
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Marian Anderson, circa 1949
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Marian Anderson, circa 1949
Date Created
1944/1954
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ethel Ayler, circa 1957
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ethel Ayler, circa 1957
Date Created
1952/1962
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American actors, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Edward Atkinson, June 25, 1942
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Edward Atkinson, June 25, 1942
Date Created
1942-06-25
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American actors, Portraits and people, African American men
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Portrait of Dan Burley in front of a flowered background. Written on verso: Dan Burley; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 101 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; November 13, 1947.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Dan Burley, November 13, 1947
Date Created
1947-11-13
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Description
Portrait of Dan Burley in front of a flowered background. Written on verso: Dan Burley; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 101 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; November 13, 1947.
Subject
African American arts, African American journalists, African American musicians, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Jean-Fernand Brierre, Felix Morisseau-Leroy, Roussan Camille, and Ren� Piquion stand in front of a building. Written on verso: Jean Buerre, Morisseau Leroy, Camille Rousson, Rene Piquian at the Hotel St. Francis, Petion-ville; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 101 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; March 9, 1951
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Jean-Fernand Brierre, Felix Morisseau-Leroy, Roussan Camille, and Rene Piquion, March 9, 1951
Date Created
1951-03-09
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Description
Jean-Fernand Brierre, Felix Morisseau-Leroy, Roussan Camille, and Ren� Piquion stand in front of a building. Written on verso: Jean Buerre, Morisseau Leroy, Camille Rousson, Rene Piquian at the Hotel St. Francis, Petion-ville; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 101 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; March 9, 1951
Subject
African American arts, African American authors, African American poets, African American journalists, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Pearl Bailey and Others, 1946-1950
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Pearl Bailey and Others, 1946-1950
Date Created
1945/1955
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American actors, African American singers, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Portrait of Horace Cayton holding a cigarette in front of a brick background. Written on verso: Horace Cayton at Fisk University; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 101 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; April 26, 1947.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Horace Cayton, April 26, 1947
Date Created
1947-04-26
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Description
Portrait of Horace Cayton holding a cigarette in front of a brick background. Written on verso: Horace Cayton at Fisk University; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 101 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; April 26, 1947.
Subject
African American arts, African American sociologists, African American journalists, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Josephine Baker and Others, 1949-1951
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Josephine Baker and Others, 1949-1951
Date Created
1944/1954
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American entertainers, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Portrait of Jimmie Daniels. Written on verso: Jimmie Daniels; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 146 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; January 29, 1963.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Jimmie Daniels, January 29, 1963
Date Created
1963-01-29
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Description
Portrait of Jimmie Daniels. Written on verso: Jimmie Daniels; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 146 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; January 29, 1963.
Subject
African American arts, African American actors, African American entertainers, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Roy Thompson Beresford, June 17, 1958
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Roy Thompson Beresford, June 17, 1958
Date Created
1958-06-17
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American entertainers, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Mary McLeod Bethune, April 6, 1949
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Mary McLeod Bethune, April 6, 1949
Date Created
1949-04-06
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American teachers, African Americans--Education, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Charles Blackwell, July 5, 1955
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Charles Blackwell, July 5, 1955
Date Created
1955-07-05
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Imamu Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones), January 3, 1962
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Imamu Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones), January 3, 1962
Date Created
1962-01-03
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American authors, African American poets, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Harry Belafonte, February 18, 1954
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Harry Belafonte, February 18, 1954
Date Created
1954-02-18
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African American entertainers, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Diahann Carroll, March 14, 1955
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Diahann Carroll, March 14, 1955
Date Created
1955-03-14
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African American actors, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
John Neares Carter, November 18, 1958
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
John Neares Carter, November 18, 1958
Date Created
1958-11-18
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, Motion picture industry, African American pioneers, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Shirley Verrett Carter, August 8, 1961
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Shirley Verrett Carter, August 8, 1961
Date Created
1961-08-08
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Lady Bird Cleveland With Others, 1954-1959
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Lady Bird Cleveland With Others, 1954-1959
Date Created
1954/1959
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American artists, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
McHenry Boatwright, December 5, 1961
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
McHenry Boatwright, December 5, 1961
Date Created
1961-12-05
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Margaret Bonds, October 10, 1956
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Margaret Bonds, October 10, 1956
Date Created
1956-10-10
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American musicians, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
William Stanley Braithewaite, circa 1947
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
William Stanley Braithewaite, circa 1947
Date Created
1942/1952
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American authors, African American poets, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Carol Brice, April 10, 1947
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Carol Brice, April 10, 1947
Date Created
1947-04-10
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Clayton Corbin, October 23, 1954
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Clayton Corbin, October 23, 1954
Date Created
1954-10-23
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American actors, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
John Carlis, November 11, 1958
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
John Carlis, November 11, 1958
Date Created
1958-11-11
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American artists, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Eldzier Cortor, June 7, 1959
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Eldzier Cortor, June 7, 1959
Date Created
1959-06-07
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American artists, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen, June 1941
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen, June 1941
Date Created
1941-06
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American poets, African American authors, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Willemstad, Curacao, March 5, 1951
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Willemstad, Curacao, March 5, 1951
Date Created
1951-03-05
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
Travel, Architecture
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Robert Curtis, April 19, 1955
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Robert Curtis, April 19, 1955
Date Created
1955-04-19
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Asadata Dafora, Tuguese, Kykunkor, circa 1935
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Asadata Dafora, Tuguese, Kykunkor, circa 1935
Date Created
1930/1940
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ossie Davis, April 12, 1951
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ossie Davis, April 12, 1951
Date Created
1951-04-12
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American actors, African American entertainers, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Sammy Davis Jr., June 10, 1956
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Sammy Davis Jr., June 10, 1956
Date Created
1956-06-10
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African American entertainers, African American dancers, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Gloria Davy, February 22, 1958
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Gloria Davy, February 22, 1958
Date Created
1958-02-22
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ralph J .Bunche, May 16, 1951
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ralph J .Bunche, May 16, 1951
Date Created
1951-05-16
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American political scientists, African American civic leaders, African Americans--Politics and government, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Miriam Burton, May 10, 1958
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Miriam Burton, May 10, 1958
Date Created
1958-05-10
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African American actors, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Dick Campbell, circa 1950
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Dick Campbell, circa 1950
Date Created
1945/1955
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American actors, African American businesspeople, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Thelma Carpenter, March 9, 1949
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Thelma Carpenter, March 9, 1949
Date Created
1949-03-09
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African American actors, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Patricia Johnson Clifford With Others, May 30, 1955
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Patricia Johnson Clifford With Others, May 30, 1955
Date Created
1955-05-30
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Janet Collins With Others, 1943-1955
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Janet Collins With Others, 1943-1955
Date Created
1943/1955
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Leo Coleman, May 18, 1946
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Leo Coleman, May 18, 1946
Date Created
1946-05-18
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, African American actors, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Zebedee Collins, February 10, 1953
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Zebedee Collins, February 10, 1953
Date Created
1953-02-10
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Debria Brown, December 15, 1958
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Debria Brown, December 15, 1958
Date Created
1958-12-15
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Anne Brown, February 18, 1948
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Anne Brown, February 18, 1948
Date Created
1948-02-18
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Roscoe Lee Browne, circa 1964
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Roscoe Lee Browne, circa 1964
Date Created
1959/1969
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American actors, Portraits and people, African American men
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Joyce Bryant, May 28, 1953
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Joyce Bryant, May 28, 1953
Date Created
1953-05-28
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American actors, African American singers, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection