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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Raymond Jackson, March 10, 1964
1964-03-10
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American musicians, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Raymond Jackson, March 10, 1964
James V. Lowe, November 12, 1963
1963-11-12
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
James V. Lowe, November 12, 1963
Hubert Dilworth, August 28, 1963
1963-08-28
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Portrait of Hubert Dilworth in front of a brick patterned background. Written on verso: Hubert Dilworth, Leontyne Price's Secretary; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 146 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; August 28, 1963.
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Portrait of Hubert Dilworth in front of a brick patterned background. Written on verso: Hubert Dilworth, Leontyne Price's Secretary; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 146 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; August 28, 1963.
Louise Parker, April 22, 1963
1963-04-22
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Mahalia Jackson, April 16, 1962
1962-04-16
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Mahalia Jackson, April 16, 1962
Bobby Short, January 3, 1962
1962-01-03
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American singers, African American musicians, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Bobby Short, January 3, 1962
McHenry Boatwright, December 5, 1961
1961-12-05
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
McHenry Boatwright, December 5, 1961
George Shirley, October 10, 1961
1961-10-10
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
George Shirley, October 10, 1961
Shirley Verrett Carter, August 8, 1961
1961-08-08
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Shirley Verrett Carter, August 8, 1961
Reri Grist, December 8, 1959
1959-12-08
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Reri Grist, December 8, 1959
Margaret Tynes, September 14, 1959
1959-09-14
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Margaret Tynes, September 14, 1959
Lawrence Winters, Betty Allen, and Carol Brice, September 9, 1959
1959-09-09
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Betty Allen, Lawrence Winters, and Carol Brice pose together at an event. Written on verso: Betty Allen, Lawrence Winters, Carol Brice at Nora Holt's party for singers at the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of Negro Arts and Letters at the Yale University Library; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 146 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; September 9, 1959.
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Betty Allen, Lawrence Winters, and Carol Brice pose together at an event. Written on verso: Betty Allen, Lawrence Winters, Carol Brice at Nora Holt's party for singers at the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of Negro Arts and Letters at the Yale University Library; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 146 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; September 9, 1959.
Leon Moore, September 9, 1959
1959-09-09
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Leon Moore stands with his sister at an event celebrating the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of Negro Arts and Letters at the Yale University Library. Written on verso: Leon Moore and his sister at Nora Holt's party; two singers at the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of Negro Arts and Letters; founded by Carl Van vechten, in the Yale University Library; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 146 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; Nov. 13, 1952.
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Leon Moore stands with his sister at an event celebrating the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of Negro Arts and Letters at the Yale University Library. Written on verso: Leon Moore and his sister at Nora Holt's party; two singers at the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of Negro Arts and Letters; founded by Carl Van vechten, in the Yale University Library; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 146 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; Nov. 13, 1952.
Carl Darrow White, July 15, 1959
1959-07-15
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Carl Darrow White, July 15, 1959
Debria Brown, December 15, 1958
1958-12-15
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Debria Brown, December 15, 1958
Roy Eaton, December 2, 1958
1958-12-02
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American musicians, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Roy Eaton, December 2, 1958
Billy Strayhorn, August 19, 1958
1958-08-19
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American musicians, African American composers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Billy Strayhorn, August 19, 1958
Clarence Cameron White, June 17, 1958
1958-06-17
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American musicians, African American composers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Clarence Cameron White, June 17, 1958
Betty Allen, March 27, 1958
1958-03-27
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Betty Allen, March 27, 1958
Gloria Davy, February 22, 1958
1958-02-22
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American women, Portraits and people
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Gloria Davy, February 22, 1958