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Langston Hughes

National Portrait Gallery

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
c. 1925
Object number
NPG.72.82
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© Estate of Winold Reiss
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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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location
Currently not on view
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
Record ID
npg_NPG.72.82
Metadata Usage (text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4dbffb2e5-6e19-4e6e-8144-b25bf6afdada

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