- Written by
- Dunbar, Paul Laurence, American, 1872 - 1906
- Published by
- Dodd, Mead and Company, American, 1839 - 1990
- Photograph by
- Hampton Institute Camera Club, American, founded 1893
- Designed by
- Armstrong, Margaret Neilson, American, 1867 - 1944
- Date
- 1903
- Medium
- ink on paper with cloth
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 11/16 × 6 1/16 × 7/8 in. (22 × 15.4 × 2.2 cm)
- Caption
- “When Malindy Sings” is a poem written in tribute to Paul Laurence Dunbar’s mother, Matilda. This book pairs Dunbar’s dialect poetry with photographs of African Americans captured by the Hampton Institute Camera Club, a group consisting mostly of white faculty members.
- Description
- A second edition, hardcover, octavo book of When Malindy Sings by Paul Laurence Dunbar with black and white photographs by the Hampton Institute Camera Club. The book is covered in brown cloth binding with gilt title on front and spine. The front cover has a decorative design of gold trellis with green vines and red flowers in an art nouveau style design. Light green decorative floral borders by Margaret Armstrong surround the photographs and text on each interior page of the book. There are 144 pages.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcription Available
- Place printed
- Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Books and Published Materials
- Type
- books
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.37.54.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




