United States, Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Brookline, 42.33176, -71.12116Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-19641954-01-29The 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.image/jpegLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-114533Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LOT 12735, no. 498http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/roland-hayes-1887-1977Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/roland-hayes-1887-1977Forms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaCarl Van Vechten CollectionSingers--Massachusetts--BrooklineAfrican American singers--Massachusetts--BrooklineTenors (Singers)--Massachusetts--BrooklineMen--Massachusetts--BrooklineAfrican American men--Massachusetts--BrooklineMusicians--Massachusetts--BrooklineAfrican American musicians--Massachusetts--BrooklineHayes, Roland, 1887-1977Roland HayesStillImage