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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Althea Gibson, November 20, 1958 1958-11-20 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American athletes, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Guy Rodgers, May 24, 1958 1958-05-24 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American athletes, Sports, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Henry Armstrong, circa 1937 1932/1942 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 Portrait of Henry Armstrong. African American arts, African American athletes, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection