LANGSTON HUGHES.

Ilse Schreiber Noll

Artist's Biography

Langston Hughes.

Color woodcut, 2018.
Image size 18 7.8 x 24" (47.9 x 61 cm).
Very good condition. LOCATION: New York City

Inventory Number: 95010
Price: $500.00
Publisher : Signed, titled, and dated in pencil. Inscribed "2/5."

Langston Hughes was born on February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri. He published his first poem in 1921. He attended Columbia University, but left after one year to travel. His poetry was later promoted by Vachel Lindsay, and Hughes published his first book in 1926. He went on to write countless works of poetry, prose and plays, as well as a popular column for the Chicago Defender. He died on May 22, 1967. 20th Century Subjects , Portraits , Famous People