Charlotte Osgood Mason

For the British educator, see Charlotte Mason.

Charlotte Osgood Mason (Born Charlotte Louise Van der Veer Quick (May 18, 1854, Princeton, New Jersey - April 15, 1946, New York City)[1] was an American socialite and philanthropist.

Coming from a wealthy family her wealth increased after the death of her husband Rufus Osgood Mason. Mason used her wealth to support artists such as Aaron Douglas, Langston Hughes, Arthur Fauset, and Zora Neale Hurston of the Harlem Renaissance.[2]

See also

Carl Van Vechten

References

  1. ^ Tiffany Ruby Patterson, Zora Neale Hurston and a history of southern life, Temple University Press, ISBN 978-1-59213-290-4
  2. ^ Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance, Paul Finkelman, Taylor & Francis, ISBN 978-1-57958-389-7