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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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
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
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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
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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" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4ada24d0-493b-0130-a9a1-58d385a7b928
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