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Marian Anderson, Celebrated Contralto, Recognized as one of the Greatest of All Time

1947

African American history · place not specified

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A reproduction of a black-and-white press photograph of singer, Marian Anderson with the following title below the image: "Celebrated Contralto, Recognized as one of the Greatest of All Time".

Catalog date
1947
Recorded subjects
African American; Classical (Music); Opera (Music); Photography; Singers (Musicians)

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog reference: 2010.66.145

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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