DANBURY — Highlighted behind the glass of Huntington Hall’s exhibit cases is a collection of costumes worn by local legend Marian Anderson across the decades as part of the Danbury Museum’s new ...

The Black contralto put European art music and African-American spirituals in parity — and in her art, paved the way for generations of singers... Marian Anderson: The Most Modest Trailblazer ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This program is for a concert by ...

Presentation of Spingarn medal to Marian Anderson by Mrs .Roosevelt, 30th Annual Conference, 1939. Courtesy: Library of Congress Anderson was born in 1897 in South Philadelphia. Hard-working and ...

April 7, 2022: Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes the first Black woman to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate to the Supreme Court in 53-47 vote. April 9, 1939: Philadelphia native and contralto Marian ...

When mezzo-soprano Ruby Hinds takes the stage Friday at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside's Communication Arts Theatre, the audience will experience a musical treat and a history lesson. Hinds will ...