Masters of the Dew: A Novel of Haiti: Museum Object and Cultural History
Masters of the Dew: A Novel of Haiti: Date: 1947. Written by: Jacques Roumain, Haitian, 1907 - 1944. Published by: Reynal & Hitchcock, American, 1933 - 1948.
The object in the museum catalogue
Book has a dark red cover with blue and white reading. On the first page of the book is an inscription that reads, "To Lena Horne - / In admiration, / Sincerely, / Langston Hughes / New York, June 30, / 1947".
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1947
- Written by: Jacques Roumain, Haitian, 1907 - 1944
- Published by: Reynal & Hitchcock, American, 1933 - 1948
- Translated by: Langston Hughes, American, 1902 - 1967
- Translated by: Will Mercer Cook, American, 1903 - 1987
- Owned by: Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010
- Type: hardcover books
- Medium: paper (fiber product) and cardboard with plastic
- Dimensions: 8 x 5 1/2 x 3/4 in. (20.3 x 14 x 1.9 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Actors
- Topic: Literature
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2011.27.3.3
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 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: © 1947 Reynal & Hitchcock Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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