Langston Hughes

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Object Details

Artist

Winold Reiss, 16 Sep 1886 - 29 Aug 1953

Sitter

Langston Hughes, 1 Feb 1902 - 22 May 1967

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of W. Tjark Reiss, in memory of his father, Winold Reiss

Date

c. 1925

Object number

NPG.72.82

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

Type

Drawing

Medium

Pastel on illustration board

Dimensions

Sheet: 76.3 x 54.9cm (30 1/16 x 21 5/8")

Frame: 88.9 x 69.2 x 4.1cm (35 x 27 1/4 x 1 5/8")

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Printed Material\Book\Notebook

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Desk

Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie

Music\Musical note

Langston Hughes: Male

Langston Hughes: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Poet

Langston Hughes: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Librettist

Langston Hughes: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Columnist

Langston Hughes: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Novelist

Langston Hughes: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Translator

Langston Hughes: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Playwright

Portrait

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