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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Peter Abrahams, November 25, 1955 1955-11-25 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American authors, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial 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
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
Teodoro Ramos Blanco, March 11, 1951 1951-03-11 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 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. African American arts, African American artists, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Romare Bearden, circa 1944 1939/1949 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 Portrait of Romare Bearden. Written on verso: Sgt Romare Bearden, artist. African American arts, African American artists, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
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
Marian Anderson, circa 1949 1944/1954 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
Ethel Ayler, circa 1957 1952/1962 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American actors, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Edward Atkinson, June 25, 1942 1942-06-25 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American actors, Portraits and people, African American men Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Dan Burley, November 13, 1947 1947-11-13 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 Portrait of Dan Burley in front of a flowered background. Written on verso: Dan Burley; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 101 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; November 13, 1947. African American arts, African American journalists, African American musicians, African Americans--Music, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Jean-Fernand Brierre, Felix Morisseau-Leroy, Roussan Camille, and Rene Piquion, March 9, 1951 1951-03-09 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 Jean-Fernand Brierre, Felix Morisseau-Leroy, Roussan Camille, and Ren� Piquion stand in front of a building. Written on verso: Jean Buerre, Morisseau Leroy, Camille Rousson, Rene Piquian at the Hotel St. Francis, Petion-ville; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 101 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; March 9, 1951 African American arts, African American authors, African American poets, African American journalists, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Pearl Bailey and Others, 1946-1950 1945/1955 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American actors, African American singers, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Horace Cayton, April 26, 1947 1947-04-26 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 Portrait of Horace Cayton holding a cigarette in front of a brick background. Written on verso: Horace Cayton at Fisk University; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 101 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; April 26, 1947. African American arts, African American sociologists, African American journalists, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Josephine Baker and Others, 1949-1951 1944/1954 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American entertainers, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Jimmie Daniels, January 29, 1963 1963-01-29 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 Portrait of Jimmie Daniels. Written on verso: Jimmie Daniels; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 146 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; January 29, 1963. African American arts, African American actors, African American entertainers, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Roy Thompson Beresford, June 17, 1958 1958-06-17 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American entertainers, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Mary McLeod Bethune, April 6, 1949 1949-04-06 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American teachers, African Americans--Education, African American women, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Charles Blackwell, July 5, 1955 1955-07-05 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American dancers, Theatre and dance, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Imamu Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones), January 3, 1962 1962-01-03 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American authors, African American poets, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
Harry Belafonte, February 18, 1954 1954-02-18 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 African American arts, African American singers, African American entertainers, Portraits and people Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection