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Langston Hughes, seated at left, actress Helen Menken, seated second from left, pianist and composer Margaret Bonds, seated at right, and two unidentified men at an event

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5027562


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Title

Langston Hughes, seated at left, actress Helen Menken, seated second from left, pianist and composer Margaret Bonds, seated at right, and two unidentified men at an event

Collection

Portrait collection
Langston Hughes portrait collection

Names

Clemons, Curt (Photographer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1960 - 1969 (Approximate)

Library Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Hughes, Langston

Subjects

African American poets
African American authors
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967
African American intellectuals
Bonds, Margaret
Menken, Helen, 1902-1966

Genres

Portraits

Notes

Content: Caption on verso reads "Theatre Wing-ers."

Physical Description

Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 21 x 26 cm ; black and white

Abstract

Author and playwright Langston Hughes, seated at left, actress Helen Menken, seated second from left, pianist and composer Margaret Bonds, seated at right, and two unidentified men, attending unidentified theatrical event, circa 1960s.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b16819138
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11487320
Photo Order: 49575
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4ada24d0-493b-0130-a9a1-58d385a7b928

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Langston Hughes, seated at left, actress Helen Menken, seated second from left, pianist and composer Margaret Bonds, seated at right, and two unidentified men at an event" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1960 - 1969. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4ada24d0-493b-0130-a9a1-58d385a7b928

APA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1960 - 1969). Langston Hughes, seated at left, actress Helen Menken, seated second from left, pianist and composer Margaret Bonds, seated at right, and two unidentified men at an event Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4ada24d0-493b-0130-a9a1-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Langston Hughes, seated at left, actress Helen Menken, seated second from left, pianist and composer Margaret Bonds, seated at right, and two unidentified men at an event" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4ada24d0-493b-0130-a9a1-58d385a7b928

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