Object Details Artist Donnell Lewis Caption Graphic artist Donnell Lewis depicted contralto Marian Anderson in the 1990 census poster because her legacy of challenging discrimination could educate and ...

Marian Anderson bought the 1857 brick rowhouse in 1924, living in it when her career began its dramatic trajectory: debuting with the New York Philharmonic in 1925, performing in Carnegie Hall in 1928 ...

This Sunday, in advance of Valentine’s Day, Pirtle and actor Brian Anthony Wilson (“The Wire”) will perform the love letters exchanged between Anderson and Fisher at the Penn Museum, accompanied by ...

Five years ago, a burst pipe soaked much of the late singer Marian Anderson's former Philadelphia home. Costs to repair the water damage were estimated at $500,000.

Marian Anderson is a contralto and international singer that triumphed over racial prejudice and became an inspiration for America’s civil rights movement. Born in 1897, the granddaughter of ...

Philadelphia's National Marian Anderson Museum honors the legacy of the barrier-breaking Black singer who sang from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington.

Marian Anderson, facing the Washington Monument, sings to an audience seated in front of the Lincoln Memorial, at a memorial service for Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, April 20, 1952.

Newly-named Marian Anderson Hall at the Kimmel Center is everlasting tribute for musical icon PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- From here on out, the Philadelphia Orchestra will perform at a concert hall that ...

Marian Anderson, born in 1897 and the descendant of slaves on both sides of her family, was a trailblazer in the music and entertainment industry. She paved the way for every Black opera singer ...

Feb 28, 2024 The Philadelphia Orchestra’s home is being renamed Marian Anderson Hall in honor of the pioneering Black American contralto, a rare case of an artist’s name replacing a corporation.

The contralto Marian Anderson (1897-1993) had a rich career singing concerts, and in 1955 broke the color barrier for soloists at the Metropolitan Opera. Carl Van Vechten Collection/Getty Images ...