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Philadelphia will get its first major building named for Marian Anderson. In Danbury, Conn., she’s everywhere

The Danbury Museum will lend nine pieces from its Marian Anderson costume collection to the Kimmel Center for a concert and rededication ceremony celebrating South Philly's famous contralto singer.

A painting of Marian Anderson made by a local Danbury artist, Betty Ann Medeiros, a scene of her at the Lincoln Memorial performing in 1939, seen inside the Danbury Music Centre in Danbury, Conn., on Thursday, May, 23, 2024.
A painting of Marian Anderson made by a local Danbury artist, Betty Ann Medeiros, a scene of her at the Lincoln Memorial performing in 1939, seen inside the Danbury Music Centre in Danbury, Conn., on Thursday, May, 23, 2024.Read moreTyger Williams / Staff Photographer