Sale 2503 - Printed & Manuscript African Americana, March 28, 2019

306 306 c   (LITERATURE.) Draper, Louis H.; photographer. Contact sheet with 28 positive images of Langston Hughes in his office. Silver print, 14 x 11 inches; minimal wear. [New York], circa 1962 [600/900] Most of the photographs show Hughes in a short-sleeved shirt in his office, some of them working at a typewriter. A copy of his 1962 book Fight for Freedom can be seen on the desk. In 4 of the images, Hughes can be seen proudly displaying a poster for a 1962 Italian performance of his Black Nativity. In the final 10 images, Hughes has donned a jacket and tie, and moved to a different room. The photographs were taken by the noted African-American photographer Louis H. Draper (1935- 2002), who has been the subject of increased interest in recent years. One of these images (second column, fifth down) was used to illustrate a New York Times story on Draper, 5 August 2013. 307 c   (LITERATURE.) 4 magazines featuring works by Langston Hughes, including Harlem Quarterly #1. Various sizes and conditions. Vp, 1933-49 [300/400] Harlem Quarterly, Volume 1, #1, with “The Corner Bar Speaks of War: Three Poems by Langston Hughes.” New York, Winter 1949-50 * The American Mercury Magazine, with the story “Poor Little Black Fellow.” New York, November 1933 * Pacific Weekly: A Western Journal of Fact and Opinion, with the story “African Morning.” Carmel, CA, 31 August 1936 * Scribner’s Magazine, with “The Blues I’m Playing—A Story.” New York, May 1934.