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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Billy Strayhorn, August 19, 1958
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Billy Strayhorn, August 19, 1958
Date Created
1958-08-19
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American musicians, African American composers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Clarence Cameron White, June 17, 1958
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Clarence Cameron White, June 17, 1958
Date Created
1958-06-17
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American musicians, African American composers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Leonard De Paur, 1958
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Leonard De Paur, 1958
Date Created
1958
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American composers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Dizzy Gillespie, December 2, 1955
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Dizzy Gillespie, December 2, 1955
Date Created
1955-12-02
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American musicians, African American composers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Howard Swanson, April 4, 1951
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Howard Swanson, April 4, 1951
Date Created
1951-04-04
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American composers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
William Grant Still, March 12, 1949
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
William Grant Still, March 12, 1949
Date Created
1949-03-12
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American composers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Nora Douglas Holt, circa 1955
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Nora Douglas Holt, circa 1955
Date Created
1948/1958
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American composers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Hall Johnson, May 24, 1947
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Hall Johnson, May 24, 1947
Date Created
1947-05-24
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American composers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Portrait of John Work.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
John Wesley Work III, April 26, 1947
Date Created
1947-04-26
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Description
Portrait of John Work.
Subject
African American arts, African American composers, African American musicians, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ulysses Kay, May 23, 1946
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ulysses Kay, May 23, 1946
Date Created
1946-05-23
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American composers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection