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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Dorothy Porter, May 23, 1951
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Dorothy Porter, May 23, 1951
Date Created
1951-05-23
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American librarians, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Dorothy West, May 17, 1948
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Dorothy West, May 17, 1948
Date Created
1948-05-17
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American authors, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Dots Johnson, June 26, 1948
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Dots Johnson, June 26, 1948
Date Created
1948-06-26
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American actors, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Earle Hyman, 1947-1956
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Earle Hyman, 1947-1956
Date Created
1947/1959
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American actors, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Eartha Kitt, October 19, 1952
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Eartha Kitt, October 19, 1952
Date Created
1952-10-19
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
Edgar Mittelhozer, November 13, 1952
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Edgar Mittelhozer, November 13, 1952
Date Created
1952-11-13
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American authors, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Edna Thomas, March 8, 1948
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Edna Thomas, March 8, 1948
Date Created
1948-03-08
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 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.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Edward Matthews, March 9, 1934
Date Created
1934-03-09
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Description
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.
Subject
African American arts, African American actors, African American singers, 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
Ella Fitzgerald, January 19, 1940
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ella Fitzgerald, January 19, 1940
Date Created
1940-01-19
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
Ellis Wilson, April 15, 1948
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ellis Wilson, April 15, 1948
Date Created
1948-04-15
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American artists, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
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.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Emmett "Babe" Wallace, January 6, 1933
Date Created
1933-01-06
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Description
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.
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American actors, 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
Ethel Waters, 1933-1939
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ethel Waters, 1933-1939
Date Created
1933/1939
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
A postcard of Ethel Waters. Written on recto: May you never [?] this from C[?]ul To Prince
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ethel Waters Postcard, circa 1930
Date Created
1925/1935
Description
A postcard of Ethel Waters. Written on recto: May you never [?] this from C[?]ul To Prince
Subject
African American women, Portraits and people, Music--Performance
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ethel Waters in costume for "As Thousands Cheer." Written on recto: To Loyd Jia[?]. Ethel 9/3/34. Written on verso: Ethel Waters in "As Thousands Cheer" 1934
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ethel Waters, September 3, 1934
Date Created
1934-09-03
Description
Ethel Waters in costume for "As Thousands Cheer." Written on recto: To Loyd Jia[?]. Ethel 9/3/34. Written on verso: Ethel Waters in "As Thousands Cheer" 1934
Subject
African American women, Portraits and people, Music--Performance
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Everett Lee, November 12, 1948
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Everett Lee, November 12, 1948
Date Created
1948-11-12
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American musicians, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Frederick O'Neal, June 17, 1958
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Frederick O'Neal, June 17, 1958
Date Created
1958-06-17
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American actors, Motion picture industry, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
A flyer for a program put together by the Katherine Duhnam School of Cultural Arts.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
"From: The Katherine Dunham School of Cultural Arts, Inc. To: You" Flyer, June 3, 1949
Date Created
1949-06-03
Description
A flyer for a program put together by the Katherine Duhnam School of Cultural Arts.
Subject
African American women, African American arts, Theatre and dance
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection