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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Portrait of Zora Hurston sitting in front of a patterned background.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Zora Neale Hurston, circa 1938
Date Created
1935/1945
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Description
Portrait of Zora Hurston sitting in front of a patterned background.
Subject
African American arts, African American authors, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Zebedee Collins, February 10, 1953
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Zebedee Collins, February 10, 1953
Date Created
1953-02-10
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
William Warfield, 1951-1959
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
William Warfield, 1951-1959
Date Created
1951/1959
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African Americans--Music, African American actors, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
William Stanley Braithewaite, circa 1947
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
William Stanley Braithewaite, circa 1947
Date Created
1942/1952
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American authors, African American poets, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
William Melvin Kelley, April 23, 1963
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
William Melvin Kelley, April 23, 1963
Date Created
1963-04-23
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American authors, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
William Marshall, April 12, 1951
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
William Marshall, April 12, 1951
Date Created
1951-04-12
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American actors, African American singers, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
William Grant Still, March 12, 1949
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
William Grant Still, March 12, 1949
Date Created
1949-03-12
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American composers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
William Gardner Smith, December 10, 1948
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
William Gardner Smith, December 10, 1948
Date Created
1948-12-10
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American authors, African American journalists, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
William Demby, March 13, 1956
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
William Demby, March 13, 1956
Date Created
1956-03-13
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American authors, African American actors, Motion picture industry, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Portrait of William Attaway.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
William Attaway, circa 1941
Date Created
1936/1946
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Description
Portrait of William Attaway.
Subject
African American arts, African American authors, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Willemstad, Curacao, March 5, 1951
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Willemstad, Curacao, March 5, 1951
Date Created
1951-03-05
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
Travel, Architecture
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Willard Motley, June 13, 1947
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Willard Motley, June 13, 1947
Date Created
1947-06-13
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American authors, African American journalists, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
West Indian Parade, Harlem, September 3, 1949
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
West Indian Parade, Harlem, September 3, 1949
Date Created
1949-09-03
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American dancers, Special events
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
A portrait of Wallace Thurman. Written on verso: Wallace Thurman (1902-1934) author of "The Blacker the Berry" "Infants of the Spring"
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Wallace Thurman, circa 1930
Date Created
1925/1935
Description
A portrait of Wallace Thurman. Written on verso: Wallace Thurman (1902-1934) author of "The Blacker the Berry" "Infants of the Spring"
Subject
African American authors, Portraits and people, Harlem Renaissance
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Portrait of W. E. B. Du Bois in front of a patterned background. Written on verso: W. E. Burghardt Du Bois; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 101 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; July 18, 1946.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
W. E. B. Du Bois, July 18, 1946
Date Created
1946-07-18
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Description
Portrait of W. E. B. Du Bois in front of a patterned background. Written on verso: W. E. Burghardt Du Bois; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 101 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; July 18, 1946.
Subject
African American arts, African American sociologists, African American scholars, African American authors, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ulysses Kay, May 23, 1946
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Ulysses Kay, May 23, 1946
Date Created
1946-05-23
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American composers, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Thelma Carpenter, March 9, 1949
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Thelma Carpenter, March 9, 1949
Date Created
1949-03-09
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject
African American arts, African American singers, African American actors, African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
A document written by W.E.B. DuBois regarding the death of Alain Locke.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
"The Passing of Alain Locke," June 12, 1954
Date Created
1954-06-12
Description
A document written by W.E.B. DuBois regarding the death of Alain Locke.
Subject
African American men, Harlem Renaissance, African American authors
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Portrait of Teodoro Ramos Blanco standing outside. Written on verso: Ramon Blancos; Cuban Sculptor; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 101 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; March 11, 1951.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Teodoro Ramos Blanco, March 11, 1951
Date Created
1951-03-11
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Description
Portrait of Teodoro Ramos Blanco standing outside. Written on verso: Ramon Blancos; Cuban Sculptor; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 101 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; March 11, 1951.
Subject
African American arts, African American artists, Portraits and people
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
A telegram from Wallace Thruman to Harold Jackman.
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Telegram from Wallace Thruman to Harold Jackman, circa 1930
Date Created
1925/1935
Description
A telegram from Wallace Thruman to Harold Jackman.
Subject
African American men, Harlem Renaissance, African American educators, African American authors
Collection
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection