Marian Anderson

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Marian Anderson was a renowned American contralto and civil rights figure whose groundbreaking performances challenged racial barriers in the arts and public life.

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Marian Anderson canonical 20

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf civil rights activist
contralto
human
singer
awardReceived Congressional Gold Medal
Kennedy Center Honors
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Spingarn Medal
United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights
surface form: UN Peace Prize
buriedIn Eden Cemetery, Collingdale, Pennsylvania, United States
collaboratedWith Eleanor Roosevelt
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
date 1939-04-09
dateOfBirth 1897-02-27
dateOfDeath 1993-04-08
dateOfMarriage 1943
dateOfMetOperaDebut 1955-01-07
dateOfRetirementFromSinging 1965
educatedAt Philadelphia Musical Academy
South Philadelphia High School for Girls
ethnicGroup African American
familyName Anderson
fullName Marian Anderson self-link
genre classical music
spirituals
givenName Marian
influencedBy Roland Hayes
languageSpoken English
memberOf Daughters of the American Revolution (honorary member later in life)
movement American civil rights movement
surface form: civil rights movement
notableAchievement first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City
notableEvent Refusal by Daughters of the American Revolution to allow performance at Constitution Hall
notableWork 1939 Lincoln Memorial concert
Autobiography "My Lord, What a Morning"
occupation concert artist
singer
performedAt Lincoln Memorial
surface form: Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.

Metropolitan Opera
surface form: Metropolitan Opera, New York City
performedIn Asia
Europe
South America
placeOfBirth Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
placeOfDeath Portland
surface form: Portland, Oregon, United States
positionHeld United States delegate to the United Nations Human Rights Committee
member of the board of the Metropolitan Opera
recordLabel RCA Victor
religion Christianity
residence Danbury, Connecticut
surface form: Danbury, Connecticut, United States
sexOrGender female
spouse Orpheus H. Fisher
voiceType contralto

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Subject: Marian Anderson
Description of subject: Marian Anderson was a renowned American contralto and civil rights figure whose groundbreaking performances challenged racial barriers in the arts and public life.

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spingarn Medal notableRecipient Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson fullName Marian Anderson self-link
Fisk University hasNotableAlumni Marian Anderson
Anderson hasNotableBearer Marian Anderson
1939 Lincoln Memorial concert performer Marian Anderson
Roland Hayes influenced Marian Anderson
Autobiography "My Lord, What a Morning" author Marian Anderson
subject surface form: My Lord, What a Morning
Autobiography "My Lord, What a Morning" mainSubject Marian Anderson
subject surface form: My Lord, What a Morning
Autobiography "My Lord, What a Morning" workOf Marian Anderson
subject surface form: My Lord, What a Morning
Eden Cemetery, Collingdale, Pennsylvania, United States burialPlaceOf Marian Anderson
subject surface form: Eden Cemetery
James DePreist relative Marian Anderson
Orpheus H. Fisher spouse Marian Anderson
Orpheus H. Fisher associatedWith Marian Anderson
Sol Hurok promoted Marian Anderson