Marian Anderson Mural
ca. 1943
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This is photograph of a mural by artist Mitchell Jamieson at the Interior Department Building. The mural depicts the Easter Sunday Concert by opera singer Marian Anderson on April 9, 1939.
Marian Anderson, at the height of her fame as an opera singer and concert performer, had been invited to Washington, DC, then a segregated city, to perform at the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Constitution Hall. However, through the efforts of Howard University officials, the NAACP and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, the Department of the Interior arranged for an April 9 concert at the Lincoln Memorial. The Easter Sunday event was attended by tens of thousands of fans, and the radio broadcast allowed for millions more to celebrate Anderson’s talent and performance. The concert was seen as an early victory in the battle for civil rights.
Marian Anderson, at the height of her fame as an opera singer and concert performer, had been invited to Washington, DC, then a segregated city, to perform at the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Constitution Hall. However, through the efforts of Howard University officials, the NAACP and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, the Department of the Interior arranged for an April 9 concert at the Lincoln Memorial. The Easter Sunday event was attended by tens of thousands of fans, and the radio broadcast allowed for millions more to celebrate Anderson’s talent and performance. The concert was seen as an early victory in the battle for civil rights.
This primary source comes from the FDR-PHOCO: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Public Domain Photographs.
National Archives Identifier: 195952
Full Citation: Marian Anderson Mural; ca. 1943; Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Public Domain Photographs, 1882 - 1962; FDR-PHOCO: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Public Domain Photographs; Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, NY. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/marian-anderson-mural, March 28, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.