Foreword by Langston Hughes for C.N.A. Art Workshop Folio
date: label: Date
content: 1952
name: label: Written by
content: Langston Hughes, American, 1902 - 1967
label: Printed by
content: Committee for the Negro in the Arts, American, founded 1947
label: Subject of
content: Roy DeCarava, American, 1919 - 2009
label: Subject of
content: Lorraine Clarke
label: Subject of
content: Harold Collins
label: Subject of
content: Jackie Edwards
label: Subject of
content: Rudi Lesser, German-American, 1901 - 1988
label: Subject of
content: Earle Nixon
label: Subject of
content: Keith Simons, Belizean-American, born 1922
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Edward Strickland, American, 1930 - 1998
label: Subject of
content: Hartwell Yeargans, American, 1915 - 2005
label: Owned by
content: Will Lee, American, 1908 - 1982
notes: label: Description
content: Foreword by Langston Hughes for the Committee for the Negro in the Arts, Art Workshop Folio. The one-page document is printed on yellowed, off-white newsprint. Printed at the top center of the document is a section header that reads [FOREWORD]. Below are three paragraphs of text written by Langston Hughes explaining the purpose and history of the folio. The foreword has a typed signature and date just below. At the center of the document is a band of asterisks with a section header below that reads [PARTICIPATING ARTISTS], with a list below of the nine artists’ names and the titles of their works in the folio. At the bottom of the document is a second band of asterisks followed by a left justified section header that reads [COVER DESIGN], followed by a brief explanation of the inspiration for the cover art. The back of the document is blank.
place: label: Place printed
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: Committee for the Negro in the Arts, Art Workshop Folio
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2023.117.2.2
objectType: label: Type
content: mimeograph copies
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on newsprint
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 13 15/16 × 8 7/16 × 1/16 in. (35.4 × 21.5 × 0.1 cm)