Hartford History Center, Hartford Public Library

Full-length studio photograph of Marian Anderson, contralto, wearing a formal gown. Two dates on back: 1939 (handwritten) and Apr. 16 1941 (stamped).

Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) barred Marian Andersen from singing at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. April 1939. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt resigned from the DAR shortly after the singer was denied use of the hall for a concert.

1939

Hartford (Conn.)

African American women Opera singers

photographs

Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993

Source extent: 1 photograph ; 9 5/8 x 7 5/8 in., on sheet 10 1/8 x 8 in.

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Barcode no.: 32520103964036
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