As the Harlem Renaissance reached full bloom in the 1920s, debate raged in local and national publications about art and literature’s role in expressing African American identities and overcoming stereotypical depictions. Hughes was hailed by …

When Langston Hughes Came to Town explores the history and legacy of Langston Hughes through the lens of his largely unknown travels to Nevada and highlights the vital role Hughes played in the Harlem Renaissance and beyond. James Mercer Langston Hughes (1901-1967) was born in Joplin, Missouri.

Named in honor of the first African American to make his living solely by his pen, the Langston Hughes Society (LHS) is a national association of scholars, teachers, creative and performing artists, students, and lay persons who seek to increase awareness and appreciation of Langston Hughes (1 Feb. 1902–22 May 1967) by promoting scholarship ...

This conversation is part of public programming around the latest exhibition The Ways of Langston Hughes, featuring the work of pioneer foreign service officer and photojournalist Griffith J. Davis who made images of Langston Hughes over …

Author: Langston Hughes (American, 1902–1967) Illustrator: Jacob Lawrence (American, Atlantic City, New Jersey 1917–2000 Seattle, Washington) Publisher: Alfred Knopf Publishers. Date: 1949. Geography: New York, New York. Dimensions: xvii, 136 pages : illustrations ; Height: 8 11/16 in. (22 cm) Object Number: PS3515.U274 O5 1949

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The polymathic artist, poet, and play-wright Langston Hughes moved to Cleveland in his childhood and maintained a significant artistic connection to the region. His 1957 poem “Two Somewhat Different Epigrams” inspires the title of FRONT 2022.

Title: Langston Hughes' Rivers Artist: Houston Conwill (American, Louisville, Kentucky 1947–2016 New York, New York) Artist: with Joseph De Pace (American, born 1954)

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Dec 10, 2023 · Crisscrosses explores the "collaboration" between the self-described "people's painter" and Langston Hughes, "the people's poet." The pairing of the two artists, who never met, represents the continued use of social realism by Black American artists to illuminate socio-political concerns facing their people.