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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Diana Sands, January 29, 1963 1963-01-29 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American actors, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Billy Dee Williams, January 29, 1963 1963-01-29 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American actors, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
John A. Williams, July 9, 1962 1962-07-09 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American authors, African American journalists, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ivie Jackman, June 26, 1962 1962-06-26 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American teachers, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
James Baldwin Ad, June 24, 1962 1962-06-24 An advertisment for James Baldwin's novel Another Country. African American authors, American literature--African American authors Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Mahalia Jackson, April 16, 1962 1962-04-16 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Charles Perry, April 14, 1962 1962-04-14 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 Portrait of Charles Perry with his arms crossed over the back of a chair. Written on verso: Charles Perry, author of Portrait of a Young Man Drowning; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 146 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; April 14, 1962. African American arts, African American authors, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Imamu Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones), January 3, 1962 1962-01-03 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American authors, African American poets, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Bobby Short, January 3, 1962 1962-01-03 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American singers, African American musicians, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
McHenry Boatwright, December 5, 1961 1961-12-05 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
George Shirley, October 10, 1961 1961-10-10 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Shirley Verrett Carter, August 8, 1961 1961-08-08 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
M. Moran Weston, May 29, 1961 1961-05-29 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American clergy, African Americans--Religion, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
James Earl Jones, May 29, 1961 1961-05-29 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American actors, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Louis Peterson, August 9, 1960 1960-08-09 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American authors, African American actors, African American teachers, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Percy Rodriguez, June 7, 1960 1960-06-07 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American actors, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Louise Jefferson, February 4, 1960 1960-02-04 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American artists, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Roscoe Lee Browne, circa 1964 1959/1969 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American actors, Portraits and people, African American men Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Godfrey Headley, December 15, 1959 1959-12-15 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 Portrait of Godfrey Headley. Written on verso: Godfrey Headley, expert dental technician from Trinidad; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 146 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; December 15, 1959. African American arts, African Americans--Health and hygiene, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Reri Grist, December 8, 1959 1959-12-08 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection