Marian Anderson (1897 - 1993)

Marian Anderson with Kosti Vehanen and Abraham Lincoln

UPenn website

http://www.library.upenn.edu/friends/anderson.html

"a voice like hers is heard only once in a hundred years."

- Arturo Toscanini

 

"Marian Anderson's accomplishments extend far beyond music and opera. She was truly a great American."

- Etienne Raymonde