Langston Hughes' inscription to Carl Van Vechten, Oct. '51.
Publisher:
Beloit College,
Subject (Name):
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967., Hughes, Langston,--1902-1967--Presentation inscription to C. Van Vechten., and Van Vechten, Carl,--1880-1964--Presentation inscription from L. Hughes.
For medium voice and piano., First line: De railroad bridge is a sad song in de air., Illustrated title page in brown, black, and white; design by Mordi depicts a Black man, with head thrown back, standing in the foreground; a railroad track winds to a country house in the distance., and Advertisement for "New songs by Jacques Wolfe" (with his portrait and musical excerpts) on p. [6].
Publisher:
Robbins Music Corp
Subject (Name):
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 and Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967.
Subject (Topic):
Songs (Medium voice) with piano and African Americans
Nugent, Bruce, 1906-1987 Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created:
1942
Call Number:
JWJ Vms St54 sa19
Image Count:
4
Abstract:
Bruce Nugent thanks Carl Van Vechten for requesting the manuscript copy of the musical work Sahdji, described his recent hard times and difficulty finding a steady job. Includes a postscript note congratulating Van Vechten on his inclusion in the "Honor R
Subject (Name):
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967., Locke, Alain LeRoy, 1886-1954., and Powell, A. Clayton (Adam Clayton), 1865-1953
Subject (Topic):
Appreciation of a person's creative works., Ballet., Opera, Race relations., and Unemployment.