Collection Highlights
Leg brace
ca. 1940
2002.76
Leather, metal
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Marian Anderson (1897-1993)
Title
Marian Anderson (1897-1993)
Date
c. 1940-45
Medium
Watercolor, gouache, white tempera, and charcoal on heavy watercolor paper
Dimensions
Overall: 27 1/4 x 20 5/8 in. (69.2 x 52.4 cm)
Description
Portrait
Credit Line
Gift of Enit Kaufman
Object Number
1947.216
Gallery Label
In 1939, Marian Anderson (1897-1993) a celebrated African American contralto was denied the right to perform in Constitution Hall in Washington, DC on grounds of traditional racial segregation. She subsequently devoted much of her life to improving prospects for blacks in the performing arts. Among other events, she is remembered for singing at President John F. Kennedy's inaugural in 1961.
Provenance
Enit Kaufman and Dorothy Canfield Fisher, American Portraits (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1946)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
