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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Correspondence from James Weldon Johnson to Claude McKay about a potential fellowship.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Correspondence Between James Weldon Johnson and Claude McKay, May 17, 1938
Date Created
1938-05-17
Description
Correspondence from James Weldon Johnson to Claude McKay about a potential fellowship.
Subject
African American men, Harlem Renaissance, African American authors
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Correspondence from James Weldon Johnson to Claude McKay discussing their writing group.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Correspondence Between James Weldon Johnson and Claude McKay, April 14, 1938
Date Created
1938-04-14
Description
Correspondence from James Weldon Johnson to Claude McKay discussing their writing group.
Subject
African American men, Harlem Renaissance, African American authors
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Portrait of Augusta Savage. Written on recto: To Harold Jackman; with life; Augusta Savage 1938.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Augusta Savage, 1938
Date Created
1938
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Description
Portrait of Augusta Savage. Written on recto: To Harold Jackman; with life; Augusta Savage 1938.
Subject
African American arts, African American artists, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Correspondence from James Weldon Johnson to Claude McKay regarding him being appointed the president of a group.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Correspondence Between James Weldon Johnson and Claude McKay, August 18, 1937
Date Created
1937-08-18
Description
Correspondence from James Weldon Johnson to Claude McKay regarding him being appointed the president of a group.
Subject
African American men, Harlem Renaissance, African American authors
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Portrait of Zora Hurston sitting in front of a patterned background.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Zora Neale Hurston, circa 1938
Date Created
1935/1945
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Description
Portrait of Zora Hurston sitting in front of a patterned background.
Subject
African American arts, African American authors, African American women, Portraits and people
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
Portrait of Altonell Hines with a large collar around her shoulders. Written on verso: Altonell Hines 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; Number Xllle:31
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Altonell Hines, March 9, 1934
Date Created
1934-03-09
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Description
Portrait of Altonell Hines with a large collar around her shoulders. Written on verso: Altonell Hines 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; Number Xllle:31
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African American actors, African American women, Portraits and people
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
Portrait of Beatrice Wayne dressed as St. Theresa. Written on verso: Beatrice Robinson Wayne as St. Theresa No. I 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
Beatrice Robinson Wayne, March 9, 1934
Date Created
1934-03-09
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Description
Portrait of Beatrice Wayne dressed as St. Theresa. Written on verso: Beatrice Robinson Wayne as St. Theresa No. I 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 singers, 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
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
Portrait of Henry Armstrong.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Henry Armstrong, circa 1937
Date Created
1932/1942
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Description
Portrait of Henry Armstrong.
Subject
African American arts, African American athletes, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Portrait of Paul Robeson Jr. standng with his arms crossed. Written on verso: circa 1937; London; From the collection of Carl Van Vechten; Paul Robeson, Jr.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Paul Robeson Jr., circa 1937
Date Created
1932/1942
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Description
Portrait of Paul Robeson Jr. standng with his arms crossed. Written on verso: circa 1937; London; From the collection of Carl Van Vechten; Paul Robeson, Jr.
Subject
African American arts, African American children, African American authors, 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
Langston Hughes sits by a typewriter.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Langston Hughes, circa 1935
Date Created
1930/1940
Description
Langston Hughes sits by a typewriter.
Subject
African American authors, African American poets, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Correspondence from Elizabeth Prophet to Harold Jackman asking for an address.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Correspondence Between Elizabeth Prophet and Harold Jackman, December 12, 1930
Date Created
1930-12-12
Description
Correspondence from Elizabeth Prophet to Harold Jackman asking for an address.
Subject
African American men, Harlem Renaissance, African American educators
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Portrait of Rose McClendon dressed as Medea. Written on verso: Rose McClendon as Medea; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 101 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; Medea.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Rose McClendon, circa 1934
Date Created
1929/1939
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Description
Portrait of Rose McClendon dressed as Medea. Written on verso: Rose McClendon as Medea; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 101 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; Medea.
Subject
African American arts, African American actors, African American singers, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
A portrait of Claude McKay. Written on recto: Claude McKay, author of "Banjo" and "Home to Harlem," whose new novel, "Banana Bottom," will be published by Harper & Brothers on March 29th, has been living in Spain and Morocco for the last three years. The background of his novel is the island of Jamaica, British West Indies, where Mr. McKay was born. Written on verso: For Harold Jackman After a five year interval wit[?] the same sentiment. Claude McKay
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Claude McKay, circa 1933
Date Created
1928/1938
Description
A portrait of Claude McKay. Written on recto: Claude McKay, author of "Banjo" and "Home to Harlem," whose new novel, "Banana Bottom," will be published by Harper & Brothers on March 29th, has been living in Spain and Morocco for the last three years. The background of his novel is the island of Jamaica, British West Indies, where Mr. McKay was born. Written on verso: For Harold Jackman After a five year interval wit[?] the same sentiment. Claude McKay
Subject
African American authors, African American poets, Portraits and people, Harlem Renaissance
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Langston Hughes smokes a cigarette while writing.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Langston Hughes, circa 1930
Date Created
1925/1935
Description
Langston Hughes smokes a cigarette while writing.
Subject
African American authors, African American poets, 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