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  • The Weary Blues

    Published by
    Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., American, founded 1915
    Written by
    Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967
    Van Vechten, Carl, American, 1880 - 1964
    Illustrated by
    Covarrubias, Miguel, Mexican, 1904 - 1957
    Owned by
    Greenstein, Barry, American
    Date
    1926; published 1945
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
    Exhibition
    Cultural Expressions
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product) with book cloth (textile material) on cardboard , plastic (cover)
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (Closed): 7 1/2 × 5 3/8 × 7/8 in. (19.1 × 13.7 × 2.2 cm)
    H x W x D (Open): 7 1/2 × 10 13/16 × 11/16 in. (19.1 × 27.5 × 1.7 cm)
    Description
    The Weary Blues hardcover book written by Langston Hughes. The front cover features a drawing of a man sitting with his head raised upward. His body faces a piano and his arms are raised above the keys. The background of the book is orange and yellow, the man and piano are in in black. Black type at the top reads: [THE WEARY BLUES]. Yellow type at the bottom reads: [By / Langston Hughes]. The interior has 109 pages of black type on off-white paper. The back cover has a stylistic image of piano keys and two boxes.
    Place depicted
    Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Library Collections
    Movement
    Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
    Type
    books
    Topic
    Art
    Blues (Music)
    Caricature and cartoons
    Identity
    Jazz (Music)
    Literature
    Men
    Poetry
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Barry Greenstein
    Object number
    2014.304.90
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Alfred A. Knopf, Inc division of Random House. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a2a14440-891d-4339-935c-f9b2f20f84d2
  • Delegate

    Published by
    MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
    Created by
    Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
    Subject of
    Attucks, Crispus, American, 1723 - 1770
    Truth, Sojourner, American, 1797 - 1883
    Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
    Roberts, Sarah C., American, born 1844
    McKinney Steward, Susan, American, 1847 - 1918
    Scott, Dred, American, ca 1800 - 1858
    Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
    Washington, Booker T., American, 1856 - 1915
    Carver, George Washington, American, 1860s - 1943
    W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
    Joplin, Scott, American, 1867 - 1917
    Garvey, Marcus, Jamaican, 1887 - 1940
    Johnson, James Weldon, American, 1871 - 1938
    Father Divine, American, ca. 1876 - 1965
    Randolph, A. Philip, American, 1889 - 1979
    Powell, Adam Clayton Jr., American, 1908 - 1972
    Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005
    Evers, Medgar, American, 1925 - 1963
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973
    Bethune, Mary McLeod, American, 1875 - 1955
    National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968
    Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971
    Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784
    National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
    Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
    Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
    Shriners International, American, founded 1870
    National Pan-Hellenic Council, American, founded 1930
    National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
    Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
    Democratic Party, American, founded 1828
    Republican Party, American, founded 1854
    Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932
    Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920
    National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935
    National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919
    Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1943
    Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
    National Urban League, American, founded 1910
    Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., founded 1922
    National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
    Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
    National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935
    Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910
    Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
    369th Veterans Association, American
    Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
    Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967
    Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976
    Charles, Ezzard Mack, American, 1921 - 1975
    Date
    1976
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 3/8 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1 cm)
    Description
    A 1976 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a collage of cropped black and white photographic portraits. In the center is an angled blue square with text that reads [DELEGATE] in white text and [76] in striped red and white text, with a circle of stars in the center of the six [6]. Black text on the white spine reads [BI-CENNTENNIAL EDITION - DELEGATE 1976].
    The magazine’s content opens on the first page with an editorial note titled “The Long Journey from the back of the bus,” about how this issue of the Delegate will focus on “200 years of Contributions Blacks gave this nation as part of our Bicentennial Celebration.” There is also a masthead reading [DELEGATE, 1976] and a table of contents.
    The majority of this issue consists of a 137 page article titled “The Negro in America, 1550-1976.” The content then continues with articles and profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes the National Association of Black Social Workers, The National Caucus of Black School Board Members, Prince Hall Masons, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Empire State Medical Association, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Links, Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, NAACP, Navy, Elks of the World, Democratic Party, Chi Eta Phi, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Common Cause Ladies, National Association of Business and Professional Negro Womens Club, National United Church Ushers Association, Eta Phi Beta Sorority, National Bar Association, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, National Urban League, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, NBC, National Medical Association, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, National Association of Negro Women, CBS, Shriners, Daughters of Isis, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Republican National Convention, Museum of Art, Whitney M. Young Classic, Black Caucus, 369th Veterans Association, Phi Beta Sigma, Paul Robeson and Langston Hughes, Edges,
    The issue concludes with a “Lest We Forget” page with a list of individuals who had passed away, including Ezzard Charles and Paul Robeson. There are approximately 348 pages with black and white photographs and advertisements throughout, as well as a few advertisements in color. The back cover of the magazine features a full page advertisement for Kool cigarettes.
    Place made
    Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Advertising
    Associations and institutions
    Business
    Caricature and cartoons
    Communities
    Fraternal organizations
    Fraternities
    Government
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Journalism
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    Politics (Practical)
    Professional organizations
    Religious groups
    Social life and customs
    Sororities
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    U.S. History, Colonial period, 1600-1775
    United States History
    Urban life
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely
    Object number
    2012.167.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e57ffdd9-2ab1-46da-b6e7-10757007351f
  • The American Negro Writer and His Roots: Selected Papers from the First Conference of Negro Writers, March, 1959

    Published by
    American Society of African Culture, American, 1956 - 1969
    Edited by
    Davis, John Aubrey Sr., American, 1912 - 2002
    Written by
    Redding, Jay Saunders, American, 1906 - 1988
    Allen, Samuel, American, 1917 - 2015
    Clarke, John Henrik, American, 1915 - 1998
    Mayfield, Julian Hudson, American, 1928 - 1984
    Davis, Arthur P., American, 1904 - 1996
    Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967
    Branch, William Blackwell, American, 1927 - 2019
    Bontemps, Arnaud Wendell, American, 1902 - 1973
    Mitchell, Loften, American, 1919 - 2001
    Wright, Sarah Elizabeth, American, 1928 - 2009
    Killens, John Oliver, American, 1916 - 1987
    Subject of
    Hansberry, Lorraine, American, 1930 - 1965
    Owned by
    Wright, Sarah Elizabeth, American, 1928 - 2009
    Date
    1960
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 050
    Exhibition
    Making a Way Out of No Way
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.6 x 14 cm)
    Description
    A 72-page pamphlet entitled The American Negro Writer and His Roots. The cover is brown with black print and the lower left quadrant includes a yellow horizontal line motif. The title [THE AMERICAN / NEGRO WRITER / AND HIS ROOTS] is written in large text in the lower left corner. Below this, small italic left-justified text reads [Selected Papers from / the First Conference of Negro Writers / March, 1959]. The lower edge has centered black text reads [American Society of African Culture]. The pamphlet contains eleven essays by Saunders Redding, Samuel W. Allen, John Henrik Clarke, Julian Mayfield, Arthur Davis, Langston Hughes, William Branch, Arna Bontemps, Loften Mitchell, Sarah E. Wright, and John Oliver Killens. These essays are divided into five sections and it features photographs of selected authors.
    The pamphlet has no signatures or inscriptions.
    Place printed
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    paperbacks
    Topic
    Activism
    African diaspora
    Caricature and cartoons
    Identity
    Literature
    Race relations
    Resistance
    Social reform
    Societies
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Family of Sarah Elizabeth Wright
    Object number
    2010.61.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Copyright 1960 by American Society of African Culture. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd566e865e0-a021-4a88-beac-5bf33fe24212
  • Master of the Dew: A Novel of Haiti

    Written by
    Roumain, Jacques, Haitian, 1907 - 1944
    Translated by
    Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967
    Cook, Will Mercer, American, 1903 - 1987
    Published by
    Reynal & Hitchcock, American, 1933 - 1948
    Date
    1947
    Medium
    cardboard, paper (fiber product) and ink
    Dimensions
    8 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 1/2 in. (21 x 14 x 1.3 cm)
    Description
    A hard cover string bound 182 page book (a) written by Jacques Roumain is a novel set in Haiti. A label on the inside cover signifies that it was a part of [THE ARTHUR B. SPINGARN / COLLECTION / OF NEGRO LITERATURE]. The paper wrap around jacket (b) is printed on the cover with a pink background with white text [JACQUES ROUMAIN / MASTERS / of the DEW / A Novel of Haiti / Translated by / LANGSTON HUGHES / & MERCER COOK]. The spine, wings and verso feature a white background with pink text.
    Place depicted
    Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    books
    Topic
    Agriculture
    Caricature and cartoons
    Literature
    Politics (Practical)
    Rural life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.158.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Cover: No Known Copyright Restrictions Content: © Jacques Roumain 1947 . Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ca948e79-05f7-4162-9b83-1817b03747fc
  • Simple Speaks His Mind

    Written by
    Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967
    Published by
    Simon & Schuster, Inc., founded 1924
    Owned by
    Horne, Lena, American, 1917 - 2010
    Date
    1950
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product) and cardboard with plastic
    Dimensions
    8 1/8 x 5 7/8 x 7/8 in. (20.6 x 14.9 x 2.2 cm)
    Title
    Book inscribed from Langston Hughes to Lena Horne
    Description
    Book has a tan cover with green writing. On the first page of the book is an inscription that reads, "Bon Voyage to Lena / Horne - all my / good wishes - / and continued / admiration - / Sincerely, / Langston Hughes / New York, / May 14, / 1950".
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
    Type
    hardcover books
    Topic
    Actors
    Caricature and cartoons
    Literature
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.27.3.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    ©1950 by Langston Hughes, renewed 1978 George Houston Bass. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53e47e144-720a-49df-8c70-c5f9b6a9f7fa
  • Fields of Wonder: A book of lyric poems

    Written by
    Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967
    Published by
    Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., American, founded 1915
    Owned by
    Horne, Lena, American, 1917 - 2010
    Date
    1947
    Medium
    paper (fiber product) and cardboard with plastic
    Dimensions
    8 5/8 x 5 7/8 x 3/4 in. (21.9 x 14.9 x 1.9 cm)
    Title
    Book inscribed from Langston Hughes to Lena Horne
    Description
    This is a First Edition. Book has a dark green cover with red and white writing. On the first page of the book is an inscription that reads, "For Lena Horne - / Loved your songs tonight - and since / the M.C. says its your birthday - / a Happy One to you! / Sincerely, Langston Hughes / New York, June 30, 1947".
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
    Type
    hardcover books
    Topic
    Actors
    Caricature and cartoons
    Literature
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.27.3.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    ©1947 Langston Hughes, renewed 1974 George Houston Bass. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f47128ff-00f8-449d-bcbe-21edc5bc9fd4
  • Masters of the Dew: A Novel of Haiti

    Written by
    Roumain, Jacques, Haitian, 1907 - 1944
    Published by
    Reynal & Hitchcock, American, 1933 - 1948
    Translated by
    Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967
    Cook, Will Mercer, American, 1903 - 1987
    Owned by
    Horne, Lena, American, 1917 - 2010
    Date
    1947
    Medium
    paper (fiber product) and cardboard with plastic
    Dimensions
    8 x 5 1/2 x 3/4 in. (20.3 x 14 x 1.9 cm)
    Title
    Book inscribed from Langston Hughes to Lena Horne
    Description
    Book has a dark red cover with blue and white reading. On the first page of the book is an inscription that reads, "To Lena Horne - / In admiration, / Sincerely, / Langston Hughes / New York, June 30, / 1947".
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
    Type
    hardcover books
    Topic
    Actors
    Caricature and cartoons
    Literature
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.27.3.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1947 Reynal & Hitchcock . Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bbe8d44b-5a41-4064-b5fb-7d7206cfb817
  • The Backlash Blues

    Written by
    Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967
    Published by
    Broadside Press, founded 1965
    Subject of
    Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., American, founded 1915
    Date
    July 1967
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 050
    Exhibition
    Making a Way Out of No Way
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 x 8 in. (27.9 x 20.3 cm)
    Description
    Poem printed in black ink on light-blue paper titled Backlash Blues by Langston Hughes. Surrounding the text on the page is a narrow black border. Under the poem is the copyright and publisher address. The poem was published by Broadside press as Broadside No. 13.
    Place printed
    Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
    Type
    poems
    Topic
    Literature
    Race discrimination
    Race relations
    Resistance
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.124.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1967 by Langston Hughes. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd556f25c37-3fc7-46e4-986d-f4d35a4c5f2f
  • The Black Perspective, Vol 1, No. 4

    Issued by
    University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Afro-American Studies, American, founded 1976
    Edited by
    Duff, Roberta
    Subject of
    Dr. Roddey, Bertha Maxwell, American
    Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Date
    January 1980
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
    Description
    Departmental newsletter for the Department of Afro-American & African Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The newsletter is titled "The Black Perspective" and the front page features a photograph of Martin Luther King, Jr. and a poem by Langston Hughes.
    Place depicted
    Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    newsletters
    Topic
    Associations and institutions
    Education
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Bertha Maxwell Roddey
    Object number
    2012.22.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59bf280ba-ae8d-4a3c-a133-0f8312257e8f
  • Portrait of Langston Hughes

    Photograph by
    Draper, Louis H., American, 1935 - 2002
    Subject of
    Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967
    Date
    ca. 1960
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 10 15/16 x 13 15/16 in. (27.8 x 35.4 cm)
    Description
    A gelatin silver print of Langston Hughes sitting at a desk in front of a typewriter. Hughes is wearing a short sleeve button-up shirt with vertical stripes and holds a pencil in his right hand. Handwritten on reverse side of photograph is [11 x 14 -Outer/350.00/49/32/6/DR 0040/Portrait of Langston Hughes].
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Literature
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.43.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    © The Louis Draper Archive
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cef89cb8-f6b5-45a4-8743-c2a7997543d7
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