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
Jimmie Daniels, January 29, 1963 1963-01-29 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 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. African American arts, African American actors, African American entertainers, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Roy Thompson Beresford, June 17, 1958 1958-06-17 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American entertainers, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Sammy Davis Jr., June 10, 1956 1956-06-10 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American singers, African American entertainers, African American dancers, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Harry Belafonte, February 18, 1954 1954-02-18 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American singers, African American entertainers, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ossie Davis, April 12, 1951 1951-04-12 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American actors, African American entertainers, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Josephine Baker and Others, 1949-1951 1944/1954 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American entertainers, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection