nyplLionBlack logo

Search only public domain. What is public domain?


Jean Blackwell Hutson, Curator of the Schomburg Collection, and writer Langston Hughes at the Schomburg Collection in Harlem

Our collections include some content that may be harmful or difficult to view. Learn more.


Data sources:

Finding AidResearch Catalog

Purchase this print

Order Print

Image ID

58220943


Item data

Title

Jean Blackwell Hutson, Curator of the Schomburg Collection, and writer Langston Hughes at the Schomburg Collection in Harlem

Collection

Schomburg Center photograph collection
Series IV: Presentations, Programs, and Events
Schomburg Collection: 1925-1950, 25th Anniversary Exhibition

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1954

Library Location

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

Subjects

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Hutson, Jean Blackwell, 1914-1998
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967
Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature and History
African American women librarians
African American authors

Genres

Photographs
Portraits

Notes

Handwritten: Handwritten notations on verso: Jean Blackwell Hutson, Langston Hughes in Sc 1954

Physical Description

Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 12 x 14.5 cm ; black and white

Abstract

Jean Blackwell Hutson, Curator of the Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature and History, with author Langston Hughes, posing with a copy of Hughes's "Famous American Negroes" in front of Pietro Calvi's bust of actor Ira Aldridge portraying Othello, at the Schomburg Collection in Harlem, New York, 1954.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b23286257
Archives ID: 186412
Archives EAD ID: 3487615
Photo Order: 62881
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 20.01.SCH58
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 50c143f0-5386-0139-928e-0242ac110003

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Cite this item

MLA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Jean Blackwell Hutson, Curator of the Schomburg Collection, and writer Langston Hughes at the Schomburg Collection in Harlem" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1954. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/50c143f0-5386-0139-928e-0242ac110003

APA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1954). Jean Blackwell Hutson, Curator of the Schomburg Collection, and writer Langston Hughes at the Schomburg Collection in Harlem Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/50c143f0-5386-0139-928e-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Jean Blackwell Hutson, Curator of the Schomburg Collection, and writer Langston Hughes at the Schomburg Collection in Harlem" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/50c143f0-5386-0139-928e-0242ac110003

Wikipedia citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/50c143f0-5386-0139-928e-0242ac110003 | title= (still image) Jean Blackwell Hutson, Curator of the Schomburg Collection, and writer Langston Hughes at the Schomburg Collection in Harlem (1954) | author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library | accessdate=November 9, 2025 | publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>