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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Ivie Jackman, June 26, 1962 1962-06-26 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American teachers, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Louis Peterson, August 9, 1960 1960-08-09 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American authors, African American actors, African American teachers, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Lawrence C. Jones, November 1, 1955 1955-11-01 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American teachers, African Americans--Education, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Maidie Norman, September 23, 1951 1951-09-23 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American actors, African American teachers, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Mary McLeod Bethune, April 6, 1949 1949-04-06 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American teachers, African Americans--Education, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Harold Jackman, 1932-1946 1932/1946 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American teachers, Art patronage, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection