- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Roland Hayes
- Creator:
- Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
- Publisher:
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-114533
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LOT 12735, no. 498 - Date of Original:
- 1954-01-29
- Subject:
- Singers--Massachusetts--Brookline
African American singers--Massachusetts--Brookline
Tenors (Singers)--Massachusetts--Brookline
Men--Massachusetts--Brookline
African American men--Massachusetts--Brookline
Musicians--Massachusetts--Brookline
African American musicians--Massachusetts--Brookline
Hayes, Roland, 1887-1977 - Location:
- United States, Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Brookline, 42.33176, -71.12116
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The acclaimed African American tenor Roland Hayes sits in 1954 for a portrait by photographer Carl Van Vechten. Hayes left his home in Georgia in 1948, several years after a violent conflict with a white store owner in Rome, and spent his remaining years in Massachusetts. After retiring from the stage in 1962, Hayes taught and mentored young musicians during his later years.
Portrait of the acclaimed African American tenor Roland Hayes, pictured in 1954. He wears a suit and looks left. Hayes left his home in Georgia in 1948, several years after a violent conflict with a white store owner in Rome, and spent his remaining years in Massachusetts. After retiring from the stage in 1962, Hayes taught and mentored young musicians during his later years. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/roland-hayes-1887-1977/m-7245/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, DC
Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/roland-hayes-1887-1977
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Carl Van Vechten Collection - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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