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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Josephine Baker wears a headdress.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Josephine Baker, 1958
Date Created
1958
Description
Josephine Baker wears a headdress.
Subject
African American women, Portraits and people, African American arts, Music--Performance
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Josephine Baker purchases a ticket for the Negro Actors Guild 2nd Annual Benefit and Breakfast Dance. Written on verso: March 16, 1951. Josephine Baker purchasing the first ticket to the Negro Actors Guild 2nd Annual Benefit and Breakfast Dance (Savoy, April 6th) from Harold Jackman, Chairman of the Dance Committee, while looking on is Noble Sissle, President of the Guild.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Josephine Baker, Noble Sissle, and Harold Jackman, March 16, 1951
Date Created
1951-03-16
Description
Josephine Baker purchases a ticket for the Negro Actors Guild 2nd Annual Benefit and Breakfast Dance. Written on verso: March 16, 1951. Josephine Baker purchasing the first ticket to the Negro Actors Guild 2nd Annual Benefit and Breakfast Dance (Savoy, April 6th) from Harold Jackman, Chairman of the Dance Committee, while looking on is Noble Sissle, President of the Guild.
Subject
African American women, Portraits and people, African American arts, Music--Performance
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ethel Waters in costume for "As Thousands Cheer." Written on recto: To Loyd Jia[?]. Ethel 9/3/34. Written on verso: Ethel Waters in "As Thousands Cheer" 1934
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ethel Waters, September 3, 1934
Date Created
1934-09-03
Description
Ethel Waters in costume for "As Thousands Cheer." Written on recto: To Loyd Jia[?]. Ethel 9/3/34. Written on verso: Ethel Waters in "As Thousands Cheer" 1934
Subject
African American women, Portraits and people, Music--Performance
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
A postcard of Ethel Waters. Written on recto: May you never [?] this from C[?]ul To Prince
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ethel Waters Postcard, circa 1930
Date Created
1925/1935
Description
A postcard of Ethel Waters. Written on recto: May you never [?] this from C[?]ul To Prince
Subject
African American women, Portraits and people, Music--Performance
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
A portrait of Bessie Smith. Written on recto: Photo, 1923, by Edward Elcha, courtesy of Rudi Blesh. Bessie Smith in 1923, the year of her first record, which sold 780,000 copies in six months. It earned her only $125, but it established her as the leading blues singer. From BESSIE SMITH: EMPRESS OF THE BLUES (Schirmer Books/Frank Music, April 15).
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Bessie Smith, 1923
Date Created
1923
Description
A portrait of Bessie Smith. Written on recto: Photo, 1923, by Edward Elcha, courtesy of Rudi Blesh. Bessie Smith in 1923, the year of her first record, which sold 780,000 copies in six months. It earned her only $125, but it established her as the leading blues singer. From BESSIE SMITH: EMPRESS OF THE BLUES (Schirmer Books/Frank Music, April 15).
Subject
African American women, Portraits and people, African American arts, Music--Performance, Singers
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection