Top photo: Aaron Douglas, "Harriet Tubman," 1931. Oil on canvas. A Force for Change.
Gallery of Selected Graduates and Fellows
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Marian Anderson, Rosenwald Fellow, April 9, 1939. Video from YouTube.
"A voice like that comes only once in a century" - Arturo Toscanini, in Embree and Waxman [71] [Scroll down to see only a small, partial list of the Rosenwald School Graduates and a sampling of the 999 African-American Rosenwald Fellows.]
(Individuals involved with or who influenced Brown v. BOE are marked with an asterisk in front of their names. Unless otherwise noted, all photos and quotations are from the African-American Registry website.) [Mouse over or click on each photo to learn about the individual's contributions to arts and science, or click on the first photo and use the arrows to scroll through all the photos.] |
Selected Artwork by Rosenwald Fellows
All images below from A Force for Change
All images below from A Force for Change
"Bust of Miss Coleman" by William Artis, 1946. Terra-cotta with wood base.
"American Gothic" by Gordon Parks, 1942.
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"Poor Man's Cotton" by Hale Woodruff, 1944. Watercolor on paper.
"In Harriet Tubman I Helped Hundreds to Freedom" by Elizabeth Catlett, 1946-1947. Linoleum print.
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"Room No. VI" Eldzier Cortor, 1948. Oil and gesso on masonite.
"Grievin' Hearted" by Rose Piper, 1947. Oil on canvas.
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"There were lynchings" by Jacob Lawrence, 1940 - 41, Casein tempera on hardboard. Phillips Collection.
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"Migrants left. They did not feel safe. It was not wise to be found on the streets late at night. They were arrested on the slightest provocation" by Jacob Lawrence, 1940–41, Casein tempera on hardboard. Phillips Collection.
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