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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Harold Scott, February 12, 1959 1959-02-12 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, Motion picture industry, African American actors, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
John Neares Carter, November 18, 1958 1958-11-18 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, Motion picture industry, African American pioneers, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Frederick O'Neal, June 17, 1958 1958-06-17 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American actors, Motion picture industry, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
William Demby, March 13, 1956 1956-03-13 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American authors, African American actors, Motion picture industry, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection