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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  • Decade = 1940-1949
  • Subjects = African American singers
Billie Holiday, March 23, 1949
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Billie Holiday, March 23, 1949
Date Created
1949-03-23
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
Thelma Carpenter, March 9, 1949
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Thelma Carpenter, March 9, 1949
Date Created
1949-03-09
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
Anne Brown, February 18, 1948
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Anne Brown, February 18, 1948
Date Created
1948-02-18
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
Robert Todd Duncan, June 19, 1947
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Robert Todd Duncan, June 19, 1947
Date Created
1947-06-19
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Carol Brice, April 10, 1947
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Carol Brice, April 10, 1947
Date Created
1947-04-10
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
Josh White, August 13, 1946
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Josh White, August 13, 1946
Date Created
1946-08-13
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American musicians, African American singers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ruby Hill, July 2, 1946
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ruby Hill, July 2, 1946
Date Created
1946-07-02
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American actors, African American singers, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Camilla Ella Williams, May 31, 1946
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Camilla Ella Williams, May 31, 1946
Date Created
1946-05-31
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
Marian Anderson, circa 1949
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Marian Anderson, circa 1949
Date Created
1944/1954
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
Muriel Rahn, 1944-1950
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Muriel Rahn, 1944-1950
Date Created
1944
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 Avon Long dancing. Written on verso: Avon Long, star in "Porgy and Bess"; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 101 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Avon Long, circa 1945
Date Created
1940/1950
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Description
Portrait of Avon Long dancing. Written on verso: Avon Long, star in "Porgy and Bess"; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 101 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission.
Subject
African American arts, African American actors, African American singers, 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
Muriel Smith, circa 1944
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Muriel Smith, circa 1944
Date Created
1939/1949
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African American actors, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Paul Robeson, 1933-1942
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Paul Robeson, 1933-1942
Date Created
1937/1947
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Portrait of Cab Calloway in front of a floral background.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Cab Calloway, circa 1940
Date Created
1935/1945
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Description
Portrait of Cab Calloway in front of a floral background.
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American dancers, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection