MARIAN ANDERSON IS WED; Contralto Married to Orpheus H. Fisher, Architect, on July 17 Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. A live staged dramatic reading event of love letters between South Philly singing icon Marian Anderson & her husband, noted African American architect Orpheus Hodge King Fisher. Her grandfather Benjamin dies shortly after. Rev. Her father died when she was 12, and her family went to live with her paternal grandparents. . Marian Anderson Had a Once in a Hundred Year Voice. Married second Marian Anderson in July 24, 1943 in Bethel, Connecticut. Marian Anderson's life began on February 27, 1897, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. for a 1991 PBS documentary, she bore no malice towards those who had prevented her from performing in 1939. Her mother, named Anna Anderson, was a schoolteacher. Many pieces required her to sing in German, Italian, and French. She performed benefit concerts in aid of the America-Israel Cultural Foundation, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Congress of Racial Equality. How Marian Anderson Became an Iconic Symbol for Equality Smithsonian Magazine. Embed PURCHASE A LICENSE Standard editorial rights Custom rights $499.00 USD In addition to seeing the studio, visitors can see photographs and memorabilia from milestones in Anderson's career. She became his second wife, and there followed several architectural projects, including homes in Danbury, CT, and Philadelphia. Marian Andersons record of accomplishments, honors, and awards in the years following her Lincoln Memorial concert is remarkable. Hayes becomes a mentor. Charmed by her voice and personality, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt cultivated a relationship between the White House and Marian that would last for the rest of her musical career. Anderson's father John is hit by heavy machinery working on the Philadelphia trackline and dies a week later in their home. [20][52][53] According to Dr. Grenfell, the wedding was originally supposed to take place in the parsonage, but because of a bake sale on the lawn of the Bethel United Methodist Church, the ceremony was moved at the last minute to the Elmwood Chapel, on the site of the Elmwood Cemetery in Bethel, in order to keep the event private. Millions more listened on their radios. She said, I can tell you this about it. She also met Jean Sibelius through Vehanen after he had heard her in a concert in Helsinki.
