The Weary Blues
- On View
- CAAMA Gallery
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- Objects in this Location
- Written by
- Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967
- Published by
- Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., American, founded 1915
- Written by
- Van Vechten, Carl, American, 1880 - 1964
- Illustrated by
- Covarrubias, Miguel, Mexican, 1904 - 1957
- Owned by
- Johnson, William H., American, 1901 - 1970
- Signed by
- Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967
- Date
- 1926; published 1929
- Medium
- ink on paper, cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 1/2 in. (19.1 × 14 × 1.3 cm)
- H x W x D (book closed): 7 5/8 × 5 3/8 × 9/16 in. (19.4 × 13.7 × 1.4 cm)
- Description
- A hardback, fifth edition printing of The Weary Blues by Langston Hughes, inscribed to William H. Johnson. The volume has a paper dustjacket featuring artwork by Miguel Covarrubias of a silhouette illustration of a man playing a piano in black against a red and yellow background. At the top is printed [THE WEARY / BLUES] in black text. At bottom is printed [By / LANGSTON HUGHES] in yellow text. The front endpage has a handwritten inscription in black ink to William H. Johnson from Langston Hughes reading [To William H. Johnson - / creator of beauty - / my poems, / Sincerely, / Langston Hughes / New York, April 25, 1930].
- The volume includes an introduction written by Carl Van Vechten titled [Introducing Langston Hughes to the Reader] and includes the poems "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," "Dream Variation," "Mother to Son," and "Weary Blues," among others. There are 109 pages.
- Classification
- Books and Published Materials
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Type
- hardcover books
- Topic
- Art
- Blues (Music)
- Identity
- Jazz (Music)
- Literature
- Men
- Poetry
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gerta Harriton in memory of Helen and David Harriton
- Object number
- 2012.10ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.