Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Palmer
2. Gilbert, James
3. McNeill, Robert H
4. Cordes, Paul
5. Calvacca, Anthony
6. Waring, Laura
7. Halsman, Philippe
8. Benners, Aubrey S
9. Layne, Cecil
10. Oppenheim, S. Edmund
11. Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006
12. Smith, Roger
13. Lochner, Louis
14. Negro Press Photo Service
15. Wide World Photo
16. A. Hansen Studio (New York, N.Y.)
17. Camera I (New York, N.Y.)
18. United Press International
19. RCA Victor Records
20. Delan (New York, N.Y.)
21. United States. Office of War Information. Domestic Branch. Division of Photography
22. Gerlach-Barklow Co. (Joliet, Ill.)
23. Photokraft (New York, N.Y.)
24. Associated Publishers
25. Friedman-Abeles (New York, N.Y.)
26. Layne's Studio (New York, N.Y.)

Description

1. <133> items (.3 cu. ft., 1 box); 21 x 26 cm. or smaller.

Summary

1. Views of concert singer Marian Anderson spanning the years 1931-1980. Views include: half-length and full-length studio portraits; the Easter performance at the Lincoln Memorial (1939); performing at various functions and on the radio, including views at state functions and social affairs; being congratulated after concert performances; with U.S. presidents John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and Jimmy Carter, including one with Kennedy, Vice President Johnson and former Vice President Richard Nixon at the Kennedy inauguration (1961), and with presidential wives Eleanor Roosevelt and Rosalynn Carter; rehearsing with accompianist Franz Rupp and teacher Kurt Johnen; at the christening of the S.S. Booker T. Washington with Mary McLeod Bethune, Booker T. Washington's daughter Portia Pittman, and other dignitaries (1942); her premier performance at the Metropolitan Opera (1955); as a delegate to the United Nations (1958); receiving awards and honorary degrees including those from the Reveille Club of N.Y. (1958), the NAACP's Spingarn Medal (1939), and Order of African Redemption (1943); her farewell cross-country tour (1964-1965); the celebration in her honor at Carnegie Hall (1977); and photographs of portrait paintings of her by Laura Waring and S. Edmund Oppenheim, a mural of the 1939 Easter performance at the Lincoln Memorial and the U.S. Gold Medallion created in her honor.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.

Subject

1. Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993
2. Johnen, Kurt
3. Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955
4. Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
5. Carter, Rosalynn
6. Carter, Jimmy, 1924-2024
7. Kennedy, John F. 1917-1963
8. Johnson, Lyndon B. 1908-1973
9. Rupp, Franz
10. Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997
11. Hurok, Sol
12. Yergen, Max
13. Jones, Eugene K., 1885-1954
14. King, Alan, 1927-2004
15. Remick, Lee
16. Peters, Brock
17. Hayes, Selbra
18. Des Verney, Bertha
19. Schuyler, Philippa, 1932-1967
20. Hedgeman, Anna Arnold, 1899-1990
21. Whipper, Leigh Rollin, 1876-1975
22. Hubert, Roberta
23. Mason, Ollie
24. Rossi, Charles
25. Seymour, May Davenport
26. Tompkins, William J
27. Entezam, Nasrollah
28. Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949
29. Ormandy, Eugene, 1899-1985
30. Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960
31. Tebaldi, Renata
32. Peerie, Jan, 1904-
33. Jack, Hulan E
34. Ickes, Harold L. 1874-1952
35. Lucas, Wilmer F
36. Turner, Francis
37. Brown, Alonzo
38. Walker, Walter F
39. Nixon, Richard M. 1913-1994
40. Anderson, Anna, Mrs
41. Anderson, Alyce
42. Booker T. Washington (Ship)
43. United Nations
44. African American singers
45. Women singers -- United States
46. Opera singers -- 1930-1979
47. Rewards & prizes
48. Ships -- United States -- Launching
49. Concerts
50. Medals
51. Impresarios
52. Presidential inaugurations -- United States
53. President's wives
54. Events -- United States
55. Radio broadcasting -- United States
56. Receptions -- United States
57. Eating and drinking -- United States
58. Receiving lines
59. Presidents -- United States

Genre/Form

1. Portrait paintings – Reproductions.
2. Portrait photographs.
3. Group portraits.
4. Photoprints – Color.
5. Photomechanical prints – 1930-1979.
6. Silver gelatin photoprints – 1930-1979.

Call number

1. Sc Photo Anderson, Marian

Note

1. Title devised by cataloger.
2. Some photos bear captions and/or handwritten information; some items are duplicates.

Terms of use (note)

1. Some photos restricted, permission of photographer required for reproduction.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

Title

1. Marian Anderson portrait collection [graphic].

Imprint

1. <1931?-1980.>

Terms of use

1. Some photos restricted, permission of photographer required for reproduction.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

Local note

1. Negatives exist for some images.

Connect to:

1. Request Appointment
2. NYPL Digital Collections

Added author

1. Palmer. Photographer
2. Gilbert, James. Photographer
3. McNeill, Robert H. Photographer
4. Cordes, Paul. Photographer
5. Calvacca, Anthony. Photographer
6. Waring, Laura. Artist
7. Halsman, Philippe. Photographer
8. Benners, Aubrey S. Photographer
9. Layne, Cecil. Photographer
10. Oppenheim, S. Edmund. Artist
11. Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006. Photographer
12. Smith, Roger. Photographer
13. Lochner, Louis. Photographer
14. Negro Press Photo Service.
15. Wide World Photo.
16. A. Hansen Studio (New York, N.Y.)
17. Camera I (New York, N.Y.)
18. United Press International.
19. RCA Victor Records.
20. Delan (New York, N.Y.)
21. United States. Office of War Information. Domestic Branch. Division of Photography.
22. Gerlach-Barklow Co. (Joliet, Ill.)
23. Photokraft (New York, N.Y.)
24. Associated Publishers.
25. Friedman-Abeles (New York, N.Y.)
26. Layne's Studio (New York, N.Y.)

Research call number

1. Sc Photo Anderson, Marian