Langston Hughes
Dublin Core
Title
Langston Hughes
Alternative Title
Langston Hughes
Subject
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967
New York (N.Y.)
Harlem Renaissance
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
Poets--New York (State)--New York
Playwrights
Authors--United States
Description
An autographed portrait of Langston Hughes, which is housed at the Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, located at 640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard in Daytona Beach, Florida. Hughes was born February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri. He attended Columbia University in New York City, New York ,from 1921-1922, but did not complete a degree. Instead, he received a Bachelor of Arts from Lincoln University, located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, in 1929.
Hughes was a very notable poet during the Harlem Renaissance. He also produced plays, short stories, and novels. Hughes and Dr. Mary Jane McLeod Bethune became acquainted with one another when she organized a reading tour for him through photographer Carl Van Vechten. He later described Dr. Bethune as "marvelous as mistress of ceremonies." Hughes passed away from complications after abdominal surgery in New York City on May 22, 1967.
Hughes was a very notable poet during the Harlem Renaissance. He also produced plays, short stories, and novels. Hughes and Dr. Mary Jane McLeod Bethune became acquainted with one another when she organized a reading tour for him through photographer Carl Van Vechten. He later described Dr. Bethune as "marvelous as mistress of ceremonies." Hughes passed away from complications after abdominal surgery in New York City on May 22, 1967.
Source
Original black and white photograph: Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, Daytona Beach, Florida.
Date Created
ca. 1902-1967
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original black and white photograph: Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation.
Is Part Of
Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, Daytona Beach, Florida.
Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation Collection, Daytona Beach Collection, Volusia County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
299 KB
Medium
1 black and white photograph
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Harlem, New York City, New York
Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, Daytona Beach, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
"Mary McLeod Bethune." Extravagant Crow: Carl Van Vechten's Portraits of Women, Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University. http://brbl-archive.library.yale.edu/exhibitions/cvvpw/gallery/bethune.html.
Hughes, Langston, Carl Van Vechten, and Emily Bernard. Remember Me to Harlem: The Letters of Langston Hughes and Carl Van Vechten, 1925-1964. New York: Knopf, 2001.
Leach, Laurie F. Langston Hughes A Biography. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 2004.
Hughes, Langston, Arnold Rampersad, Dolan Hubbard, and Leslie Catherine Sanders. The Collected Works of Langston Hughes. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2001.
Transcript
With great admiration, to Mary McLeod Bethune. Sincerely, Langston Hughes.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 black and white photograph
Collection
Citation
BethuneFoundationRetreat, “Langston Hughes,” RICHES, accessed April 26, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/2832.