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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Claude Thompson, February 3, 1959
1959-02-03
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Claude Thompson, February 3, 1959
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
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Sammy Davis Jr., June 10, 1956
Carmen de Lavallade and Others, 1955-1958
1955/1958
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, African American women, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Carmen de Lavallade and Others, 1955-1958
Arthur Mitchell, December 20, 1955
1955-12-20
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Arthur Mitchell, December 20, 1955
Charles Blackwell, July 5, 1955
1955-07-05
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Charles Blackwell, July 5, 1955
Louis Johnson, June 26, 1955
1955-06-26
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Louis Johnson, June 26, 1955
Robert Curtis, April 19, 1955
1955-04-19
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Robert Curtis, April 19, 1955
Alvin Ailey, March 22, 1955
1955-03-22
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Alvin Ailey, March 22, 1955
Geoffrey Holder With Others, 1954-1958
1954/1958
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Geoffrey Holder With Others, 1954-1958
Alfonso Marshall, and Scoogie Brown, September 2, 1954
1954-09-02
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Portrait of Alfonso Marshall and Scoogie Brown dancing. Written on verso: Alfonso Marshall and Scoogie Brown; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 146 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; Sept. 2, 1954.
African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Portrait of Alfonso Marshall and Scoogie Brown dancing. Written on verso: Alfonso Marshall and Scoogie Brown; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 146 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; Sept. 2, 1954.
Zebedee Collins, February 10, 1953
1953-02-10
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Zebedee Collins, February 10, 1953
Lorenzo Newby, February 10, 1953
1953-02-10
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Lorenzo Newby, February 10, 1953
West Indian Parade, Harlem, September 3, 1949
1949-09-03
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American dancers, Special events
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
West Indian Parade, Harlem, September 3, 1949
Bobby Evans, circa 1953
1948/1958
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Portrait of Bobby Evans. Written on verso: Bobby Evans, Singer and dancer; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 101 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission.
African American arts, African American singers, African American dancers, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Portrait of Bobby Evans. Written on verso: Bobby Evans, Singer and dancer; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 101 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission.
Claude Marchant, February 21, 1947
1947-02-21
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Claude Marchant, February 21, 1947
Leo Coleman, May 18, 1946
1946-05-18
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, African American actors, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Leo Coleman, May 18, 1946
Janet Collins With Others, 1943-1955
1943/1955
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, African American women, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Janet Collins With Others, 1943-1955
Archie Savage, circa 1942
1937/1947
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Portrait of Archie Savage dancing. Written on verso: Archie Savage; Dancer; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 101 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission.
African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Portrait of Archie Savage dancing. Written on verso: Archie Savage; Dancer; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 101 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission.
Cab Calloway, circa 1940
1935/1945
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Portrait of Cab Calloway in front of a floral background.
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American dancers, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Portrait of Cab Calloway in front of a floral background.
Asadata Dafora, Tuguese, Kykunkor, circa 1935
1930/1940
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Asadata Dafora, Tuguese, Kykunkor, circa 1935