![]() Beard included him in his selection of America's 25 most "interesting personages with a socially conscious attitude." On October 24, 1935, Hughes's first play, Mulatto, opened at the Vanderbilt Theatre on Broadway and that same year he received a Guggenheim Fellowship. When he graduated from Lincoln University in 1929, he had won the Palms Intercollegiate Poetry Award and in 1931, he received the Harmon Gold Award for Literature. Hughes was working at the hotel as a busboy at the time. It was during this time that his talents came to the attention of the eminent poet Vachel Lindsay who was so immediately impressed by Hughes's work that he read three of Hughes's poems on a program in which he was participating at the Little Theatre of the Wardman Park Hotel in Washington. After a few months in Africa, France, and Italy, he returned to the states and enrolled at Lincoln University (Pennsylvania). ![]() Hughes did not enjoy his first experience at college so he dropped out of Columbia University and hopped a freighter to parts unknown. He was awarded Opportunity Magazine's First Prize in Poetry in 1925 for his work "The Weary Blues", which was later used as the title for his first book of poems. His first poem to be published in a national magazine, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers", appeared in The Crisis in 1921. His literary career began as class poet in the eighth grade and continued at Cleveland's Central High School where he was a member of the school magazine staff and editor of the class yearbook. ![]() His works have been presented on the stage and screen, radio and television, and on phonograph recordings by some of the greatest artists of our times.īorn in Joplin, Missouri, on February 1, 1902, Langston Hughes grew up in Kansas, Missouri, and Ohio. His writings included poems, plays, short stories, syndicated columns, biographies and two autobiographies, children's books, anthologies, histories, songs, and almost any other mode of literary expression. Please reach out with any questions.Langston Hughes is one of the world's most wildly acclaimed Black writers. ▶︎ We want all of our customers to be happy, and this includes you. (A rare occurrence, but rest assured.) Get in touch and send a picture, if applicable. ![]() We will replace any items damaged or lost in transit. It has a slight sheen and texture that ensures rich color and resists fingerprints.Īll items are made to order, prints ship in 1-2 days, and canvas in 2-5 days.įree shipping in the U.S. Unframed, professionally printed inkjet print, with archival inks applied to heavyweight lustre paper that will never yellow or fade. Choose the Size of your print in the dropdown menu.Stretcher bars are rounded and beautifully beveled to allow minimal contact with the canvas.Kiln-dried pine stretcher bars to ensure that the canvas print does not warp or bow over time.Bright white canvas will support beautiful colors.pH neutral and acid-free and will not yellow over time.Thick archival-grade, poly-cotton blend canvas to provide greater durability.Ships with tracking within three days of proof approval.It will arrive ready to hang (hardware installed).It has a slight sheen that resists fingerprints. Choose Print or Canvas and Size and Color in the dropdown menus. ![]() Please scroll through the images to see closeups of the digital paint typography and color options. Dubois' magazine, The Crisis, in August 1923. This Langston Hughes poem was first published in W.E.B. A Langston Hughes poem in painterly black and white on canvas or inkjet print. ![]()
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