Marian Anderson, 1935-1968

Title: Marian Anderson, 1935-1968
Alternative title: Prominent Individuals featured in African American Periodicals
Date Created: [1935-1968]
Date: 1935/1968
Collection: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Description: Portrait of Marian Anderson who is wearing pearls and a corsage.
Caption: Photo caption: Marian Anderson, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 27, 1902. World renowned as "the world's greatest contralto," command performances before the Kings of Sweden and Denmark; toured Asia under the auspices of the U.S. State Department; first Negro to sing in the Metropolitan Opera; named to the U.S. delegation to the United Nations.