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

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