Langston Hughes: Museum Object and Cultural History
Langston Hughes: Date: 20th century. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Langston Hughes, American, 1902 - 1967.
The object in the museum catalogue
A motion picture film with the title Langston Hughes. It consists of a single reel of color 16mm polyester film with optical sound. The film includes archival footage as well as sketches of people standing on a sidewalk.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 20th century
- Created by: Unidentified
- Subject of: Langston Hughes, American, 1902 - 1967
- Owned by: D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
- Type: sound films
- Type: color films (visual works)
- Type: 16mm (photographic film size)
- Medium: polyester film
- Dimensions: Duration: 24 Minutes
- Dimensions: Length (Film): 850 Feet
- Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Film
- Topic: Literature
- Topic: Poetry
- Object number: 2017.55.8.1a
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Transferred from the DC Public Library
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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