and Marian Anderson made sure this was made clear by including Florence Price’s first and last names in the program,” said Nézet-Séguin in tribute to both Black women artists. Denyce Graves ...

"Artist Anderson" and "Singer Anderson" frequently being used. This type of treatment was symptomatic of the pervasive racism of the time. It finally came to a head in 1939 when Marian's manager ...

Arturo Toscanini said that Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993) had a voice that came along "once in a hundred years." When one of Anderson's teachers first heard her sing, the ...

Freedman gracefully narrates the story of Anderson's life and career in this handsomely and spaciously designed book an artist who preferred to focus on her career but was forced to confront her ...

All but one of the dumpsters were painted by different emerging artists, which was made possible due to the Marian Anderson Fund. “Well, it gives all this opportunity to artists who are starting ...

Inaugural ceremonies have historically featured prominent performances of the national anthem. Artists ranging from Marian ...

Marian Anderson was an opera singer. A contralto, she sang both opera and spirituals, beginning her concert career in 1924 and at first concentrating on Europe. In 1939, she became a cause célèbre of ...

The National Marian Anderson Museum & Historical Society is set to reopen in late February. The museum was repaired and restored following over $500,000 worth of damage from a disastrous flood in 2021 ...

Freedman gracefully narrates the story of Anderson's life and career. Appropriately, it is her remarkable voice that the author emphasizes in this handsomely and spaciously designed book about an ...