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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Title Date Created Creator Description Subject Collection
Clement Richer, October 9, 1949 1949-10-09 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American authors, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
West Indian Parade, Harlem, September 3, 1949 1949-09-03 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American dancers, Special events Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
"From: The Katherine Dunham School of Cultural Arts, Inc. To: You" Flyer, June 3, 1949 1949-06-03 A flyer for a program put together by the Katherine Duhnam School of Cultural Arts. African American women, African American arts, Theatre and dance Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Mary McLeod Bethune, April 6, 1949 1949-04-06 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American teachers, African Americans--Education, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Nicholas Guillen, March 23, 1949 1949-03-23 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American poets, African American authors, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Billie Holiday, March 23, 1949 1949-03-23 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
William Grant Still, March 12, 1949 1949-03-12 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American composers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Thelma Carpenter, March 9, 1949 1949-03-09 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
Philippa Duke Schuyler, 1946-1951 1949-02-22 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American musicians, African American journalists, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
William Gardner Smith, December 10, 1948 1948-12-10 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American authors, African American journalists, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Everett Lee, November 12, 1948 1948-11-12 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American musicians, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ann Petry, November 12, 1948 1948-11-12 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American authors, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Dots Johnson, June 26, 1948 1948-06-26 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American actors, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Dorothy West, May 17, 1948 1948-05-17 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American authors, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Cedric Dover, April 15, 1948 1948-04-15 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 Portrait of Cedric Dover. Written on recto: For Harold with every good wish, Cedric. Written on verso: The late Cedric Dover, Eurasian at one time on the faculty at Fisk University, and author of the famous book on Negro art, for which Harold Jackman furnished much of the material; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 101 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; April 15, 1948. African American arts, African American authors, African American scholars, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ellis Wilson, April 15, 1948 1948-04-15 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American artists, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Edna Thomas, March 8, 1948 1948-03-08 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American actors, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Anne Brown, February 18, 1948 1948-02-18 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
Josephine Schuyler, February 18, 1948 1948-02-18 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 Portrait of Josephine Schuyler sitting in front of a patterned background. Written on verso: Mrs. George S. Schuyler; Mother of Philippa Duke Schuyler; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 101 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; February 18, 1948. Authors, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Charles Spurgeon Johnson, 1947-1948 1947/1948 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American sociologists, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection