Marian Anderson at Lincoln Memorial (series), #149 : cellulose acetate photonegative,

Object Details

Photographer

Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994

Creator

Agfa (Firm)

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

Scope and Contents

No ink on negative. Anderson, wearing fur stole, accompanied by two men. Notation on verso of contact print: "Arrival at / Union Station / Wash D.C. w/accomp / pianist" [sic]. On Agfa Safety Film. No Scurlock number.

Date

April 9, 1939

Extent

1 Item (Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet., 3-1/4" x 4-1/4".)

Type

Archival materials

Photographs

Topic

Concerts

Civil rights

African American singers -- 1930-1940

Place

Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans

Culture

African Americans -- Washington (D.C.)

Subseries Rights

When the Museum purchased the collection from the Estate of Robert S. Scurlock, it obtained all rights, including copyright. The earliest photographs in the collection are in the public domain because their term of copyright has expired. The Archives Center will control copyright and the use of the collection for reproduction purposes, which will be handled in accordance with its standard reproduction policy guidelines. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Subseries Citation

Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution

General

In a lecture at George Washington University, 10/19/01, Jeff Fearing attributed the Anderson documentation to Robert Scurlock, and Vivian Scurlock corroborated this on 6/26/02.

Stored in box C. Contact proof on 3-image print, in box 81.