1930's The Arts | Marian Anderson

My Lord, What a Morning

Memoir

By: Marian Anderson

Date: 1956

Source: Anderson, Marian. My Lord, What a Morning. New York: Viking, 1956, 190–193.

About the Author: Marian Anderson (1897–1993) was born in Philadelphia and began singing at age six at the Union Baptist Church. She later became a voice student and helped support her family by giving concerts. By 1917, she had become a noted contralto. She overcame global racism to become one of the truly outstanding performers of the twentieth century.

Marian Anderson: A Portrait

Memoir

By: Kosti Vehanen

Date: 1941

Source: Vehanen, Kosti. Marian Anderson: A Portrait. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1941, 237–246.

About the Author: Kosti Vehanen (1887–1957), a classical pianist born in Finland, heard Marian...