Artist/Maker
Enit Zerner Kaufman
(1897 - 1961)
Depicted
Marian Anderson
(American, 1897 - 1993)
Marian Anderson (1897–1993)
ca. 1940-1945
Watercolor, gouache, white tempera, and charcoal on heavy watercolor paper
Overall: 27 1/4 x 20 5/8 in. (69.2 x 52.4 cm)
Gift of Enit Kaufman
1947.216
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 Black people in the performing arts. Among other events, she is remembered for singing at President John F. Kennedy's inauguration in 1961.
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Enit Zerner Kaufman
ca. 1940–1945
1947.165
Enit Zerner Kaufman
ca. 1940–1945
1947.171
