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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Title Date Created Creator Description Subject Collection
Adele Addison, April 8, 1955 1955-04-08 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
Alberta Hunter, circa 1925 1920/1930 A portrait of Alberta Hunter. Written on recto: All my love to my darling Harold Sincerely, Alberta African American women, Portraits and people, African American arts, Singers Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
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
Althea Gibson, November 20, 1958 1958-11-20 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American athletes, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Altonell Hines, March 9, 1934 1934-03-09 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 Portrait of Altonell Hines with a large collar around her shoulders. Written on verso: Altonell Hines in "Four Saints in Three Acts" by Gertrude Stein and Virgil Thomson; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; Cannot be reproduced without permission; Date March 9, 1934; Number Xllle:31 African American arts, African American singers, African American actors, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
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
Alyne Dumas Lee, November 16, 1953 1953-11-16 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
American Theatre Wing War Service ID card, June 1, 1943 1943-06-01 An American Theatre Wing War Service ID card for Harold Jackman. African American men, Theatre and dance, World War (1939-1945) Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ann Petry, November 12, 1948 1948-11-12 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American authors, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Anne Brown, February 18, 1948 1948-02-18 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
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
Arna Bontemps and Son Paul, circa 1940 1935/1945 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 Portrait of Arna Bontemps standing with his son, Paul. African American arts, African American authors, African American poets, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Arna Bontemps' Funeral Program, June 1973 1973-06 The program for Arna Bontemps' funeral held on June 20, 1973 at Christ Chapel The Riverside Church in New York City. African American librarians, African American authors, African American poets, Harlem Renaissance Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
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
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
Augusta Savage, 1938 1938 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 Portrait of Augusta Savage. Written on recto: To Harold Jackman; with life; Augusta Savage 1938. African American arts, African American artists, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Avon Long, circa 1945 1940/1950 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 Portrait of Avon Long dancing. Written on verso: Avon Long, star in "Porgy and Bess"; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 101 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission. African American arts, African American actors, African American singers, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Beatrice Robinson Wayne, March 9, 1934 1934-03-09 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 Portrait of Beatrice Wayne dressed as St. Theresa. Written on verso: Beatrice Robinson Wayne as St. Theresa No. I in "Four Saints in Three Acts" by Gertrude Stein and Virgil Thomson; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; Cannot be reproduced without permission; Date March 9, 1934. African American arts, African American singers, African American actors, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Beauford Delaney, March 18, 1953 1953-03-18 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American artists, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Bertice Reading, January 6, 1959 1959-01-06 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American singers, African American actors, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection