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Langston Hughes, America Martin, ink portrait- portion of sale to ACLU/NAACP
Langston Hughes, America Martin, ink portrait- portion of sale to ACLU/NAACP

Langston Hughes, America Martin, ink portrait- portion of sale to ACLU/NAACP

By America Martin

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

A portion of each sale will be donated to the ACLU + NAACP JoAnne Artman Gallery proudly introduces America Martin’s new series "I See Heroes Everywhere." Addressing the theme of h...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper

Langston Hughes No.4_ America Martin, ink quote- portion of sale to ACLU/NAACP
Langston Hughes No.4_ America Martin, ink quote- portion of sale to ACLU/NAACP

Langston Hughes No.4_ America Martin, ink quote- portion of sale to ACLU/NAACP

By America Martin

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

A portion of each sale will be donated to the ACLU + NAACP JoAnne Artman Gallery proudly introduces America Martin’s new series "I See Heroes Everywhere." Addressing the theme of h...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper

SUNRISE IS COMING AFTER WHILE
SUNRISE IS COMING AFTER WHILE

SUNRISE IS COMING AFTER WHILE

Located in Portland, ME

(Beasley, Phoebe)illus. SUNRISE IS COMING AFTER WHILE by Langston Hughes. Six of Hughes

Category

1990s Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Portrait of Manual Komroff

Portrait of Manual Komroff

By Carl Van Vechten

Located in New York, NY

, and established cultural figures of the time; including F. Scott Fitzgerald, Langston Hughes, Manual

Category

1930s Other Art Style Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Echo" - abstract, blue, geometric, nature-based
"Echo" - abstract, blue, geometric, nature-based

"Echo" - abstract, blue, geometric, nature-based

By Evan Blackwell-Helgeson

Located in Atlanta, GA

abstract paintings. “The line ‘My soul has grown deep like the rivers,’ from Langston Hughes poem, “The

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

"Breakwater" - abstract, blue, nature-based
"Breakwater" - abstract, blue, nature-based

"Breakwater" - abstract, blue, nature-based

By Evan Blackwell-Helgeson

Located in Atlanta, GA

abstract paintings. “The line ‘My soul has grown deep like the rivers,’ from Langston Hughes poem, “The

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Untitled (Letitia, pregnant with Rising Sun)
Untitled (Letitia, pregnant with Rising Sun)

Untitled (Letitia, pregnant with Rising Sun)

By Sedrick Huckaby

Located in Fairlawn, OH

, Langston Hughes, Henry Kissinger, and Isamu Noguchi. He has exhibited at the Resource Center of African

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

America's Son II (Sonny)
America's Son II (Sonny)

America's Son II (Sonny)

By Sedrick Huckaby

Located in Fairlawn, OH

collections. Past Guggenheim Fellowship Award winners include Ansel Adams, Langston Hughes, Henry Kissinger

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

America's Daughter
America's Daughter

America's Daughter

By Sedrick Huckaby

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Fellowship Award winners include Ansel Adams, Langston Hughes, Henry Kissinger, and Isamu Noguchi. He has

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

America's Son
America's Son

Sedrick HuckabyAmerica's Son, 2016

$2,800

H 24.25 in W 20.75 in

America's Son

By Sedrick Huckaby

Located in Fairlawn, OH

, Langston Hughes, Henry Kissinger, and Isamu Noguchi. He has exhibited at the Resource Center of African

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Jazmen
Jazmen

Sedrick HuckabyJazmen, 2013

$4,000

H 14 in W 10.44 in

Jazmen

By Sedrick Huckaby

Located in Fairlawn, OH

, Langston Hughes, Henry Kissinger, and Isamu Noguchi. He has exhibited at the Resource Center of African

Category

2010s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Sammy Lee Sleeping II
Sammy Lee Sleeping II

Sammy Lee Sleeping II

By Sedrick Huckaby

Located in Fairlawn, OH

, Langston Hughes, Henry Kissinger, and Isamu Noguchi. He has exhibited at the Resource Center of African

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Interior Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Graphite

Big Momma's Still Life #2
Big Momma's Still Life #2

Big Momma's Still Life #2

By Sedrick Huckaby

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Fellowship Award winners include Ansel Adams, Langston Hughes, Henry Kissinger, and Isamu Noguchi. He has

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel

Untitled (Man at Desk)
Untitled (Man at Desk)

Untitled (Man at Desk)

By Sedrick Huckaby

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Fellowship Award winners include Ansel Adams, Langston Hughes, Henry Kissinger, and Isamu Noguchi. He has

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Ballpoint Pen

Gnarled Tree - African American Artist
Gnarled Tree - African American Artist

Gnarled Tree - African American Artist

By Charles Alston

Located in Miami, FL

stars like Duke Ellington and Langston Hughes attended. After graduating in 1925, he attended Columbia

Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Recent Sales

Untitled

Charles AlstonUntitled, c. 1955-1962

Unavailable

H 15 in W 11 in

Untitled

By Charles Alston

Located in East Hampton, NY

their heritage and to each other. Other members included Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, W. E. B

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Addiction

Americus LongAddiction, c. 1970

Unavailable

H 24 in W 20 in

Addiction

By Americus Long

Located in East Hampton, NY

1949 to 1950. Regular contributors to this short-lived publication included Arnold Kramer, Langston

Category

1970s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Fiberboard

Compo B

Americus LongCompo B

Unavailable

H 36 in W 24 in

Compo B

By Americus Long

Located in East Hampton, NY

1949 to 1950. Regular contributors to this short-lived publication included Arnold Kramer, Langston

Category

1970s Outsider Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Untitled

Americus LongUntitled

Unavailable

H 30 in W 22 in

Untitled

By Americus Long

Located in East Hampton, NY

1949 to 1950. Regular contributors to this short-lived publication included Arnold Kramer, Langston

Category

1970s Outsider Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Fiberboard

Flutter

Frank WimberleyFlutter, 2008

Unavailable

H 48 in W 48 in

Flutter

By Frank Wimberley

Located in New York, NY

Arts Gallery, LIU, Southampton, New York, Abstract Paintings, 1989. Langston Hughes Cultural Center

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Accents Red

Frank WimberleyAccents Red, 2008

Unavailable

H 54 in W 44 in

Accents Red

By Frank Wimberley

Located in New York, NY

Arts Gallery, LIU, Southampton, New York, Abstract Paintings, 1989. Langston Hughes Cultural Center

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

This One

Frank WimberleyThis One, 1999

Unavailable

H 40 in W 40 in

This One

By Frank Wimberley

Located in New York, NY

Arts Gallery, LIU, Southampton, New York, Abstract Paintings, 1989. Langston Hughes Cultural Center

Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Tangerine

Frank WimberleyTangerine, 2001

Unavailable

H 40 in W 40 in

Tangerine

By Frank Wimberley

Located in New York, NY

Arts Gallery, LIU, Southampton, New York, Abstract Paintings, 1989. Langston Hughes Cultural Center

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Stones

Frank WimberleyStones, 1996

Unavailable

H 36 in W 36 in

Stones

By Frank Wimberley

Located in New York, NY

Arts Gallery, LIU, Southampton, New York, Abstract Paintings, 1989. Langston Hughes Cultural Center

Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Side Entrance

Frank WimberleySide Entrance, 1995

Unavailable

H 28 in W 32 in

Side Entrance

By Frank Wimberley

Located in New York, NY

Arts Gallery, LIU, Southampton, New York, Abstract Paintings, 1989. Langston Hughes Cultural Center

Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Cotton Club

Cotton Club

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Robeson, Al Jolson, Mae West, Richard Rodgers, Irving Berlin, Eddie Cantor, Fanny Brice, Langston Hughes

Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

America's Son II (Sonny)
America's Son II (Sonny)

America's Son II (Sonny)

By Sedrick Huckaby

Located in Fairlawn, OH

collections. Past Guggenheim Fellowship Award winners include Ansel Adams, Langston Hughes, Henry Kissinger

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rare Abstract Painting African American Outside Artist
Rare Abstract Painting African American Outside Artist

Rare Abstract Painting African American Outside Artist

By Americus Long

Located in Surfside, FL

this short-lived publication included Arnold Kramer, Langston Hughes and Benjamin Brown. Long

Category

1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Enamel

America's Mom II (Small Leticia, the artist's wife)
America's Mom II (Small Leticia, the artist's wife)

America's Mom II (Small Leticia, the artist's wife)

By Sedrick Huckaby

Located in Fairlawn, OH

, Langston Hughes, Henry Kissinger, and Isamu Noguchi. He has exhibited at the Resource Center of African

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

JAZZ STORIES: MAMA CAN SING PAPA CAN BLOW #7: LOVE ME
JAZZ STORIES: MAMA CAN SING PAPA CAN BLOW #7: LOVE ME

JAZZ STORIES: MAMA CAN SING PAPA CAN BLOW #7: LOVE ME

By Faith Ringgold

Located in New York, NY

resident community of Harlem, New York; Duke Ellington and Langston Hughes lived around the corner, along

Category

2010s Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Permanent Marker, Screen

RECOLLECTION POND
RECOLLECTION POND

RECOLLECTION POND

By Romare Bearden

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Baldwin, Stuart Davis, Duke Ellington, Langston Hughes, Ralph Ellison, Joan Miró, George Grosz, Alvin

Category

1970s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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POEMS OF LEOPOLD SEDAR SENGHOR
POEMS OF LEOPOLD SEDAR SENGHOR

POEMS OF LEOPOLD SEDAR SENGHOR

Located in Portland, ME

Senghor, Leopold Sedar. POEMS OF LEOPOLD SEDAR SENGHOR with illustrations by Lois Maillou Jones. Limited Editions Club, NY, 1996. Number 88 of the edition of 300 copies signed by Seg...

Category

1990s Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

NEW DREAMS Original Lithograph, Black History, African American Women
NEW DREAMS Original Lithograph, Black History, African American Women

NEW DREAMS Original Lithograph, Black History, African American Women

By Ernest Crichlow

Located in Union City, NJ

NEW DREAMS is an original limited edition lithograph by the Harlem Renaissance, social realist African-American artist ERNEST CRICHLOW (1914-2005). NEW DREAMS was printed from hand d...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Harlem 125 - Work on Paper Depicting the New York City Harlem Neighborhood
Harlem 125 - Work on Paper Depicting the New York City Harlem Neighborhood

Harlem 125 - Work on Paper Depicting the New York City Harlem Neighborhood

By Francks Deceus

Located in New York, NY

Francks Deceus's Harlem 125 is a 18 x 24 inches mixed media work . The medium is acrylic and silkscreen on paper. It depicts an African American couple standing at a street crossing,...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Paper, Acrylic

FALLING STAR Signed Lithograph Black Woman Portrait, African American Culture
FALLING STAR Signed Lithograph Black Woman Portrait, African American Culture

FALLING STAR Signed Lithograph Black Woman Portrait, African American Culture

By Romare Bearden

Located in Union City, NJ

FALLING STAR is a limited edition color lithograph printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival printmaking paper, 100% acid free, by the renowned African American ...

Category

1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

HONKY TONK Signed Lithograph, Black Musician, Collage Portrait, Blues Guitar
HONKY TONK Signed Lithograph, Black Musician, Collage Portrait, Blues Guitar

HONKY TONK Signed Lithograph, Black Musician, Collage Portrait, Blues Guitar

By James Denmark

Located in Union City, NJ

HONKY TONK is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the African American artist James Denmark printed using traditional hand lithography techniques on archival Somers...

Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

AUTUMN OF THE ROOSTER Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Culture
AUTUMN OF THE ROOSTER Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Culture

AUTUMN OF THE ROOSTER Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Culture

By Romare Bearden

Located in Union City, NJ

AUTUMN OF THE ROOSTER is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the American master artist and collagist Romare Bearden printed using traditional hand lithography meth...

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Collage, African American
THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Collage, African American

THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Collage, African American

By James Denmark

Located in Union City, NJ

THE FAMILY is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the American artist James Denmark, printed using hand lithography on Arches paper 100% acid free. THE FAMILY is a ...

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

SCHOMBURG LIBRARY 1986 Lithograph, African American History, Black Culture
SCHOMBURG LIBRARY 1986 Lithograph, African American History, Black Culture

SCHOMBURG LIBRARY 1986 Lithograph, African American History, Black Culture

By Jacob Lawrence

Located in Union City, NJ

SCHOMBURG LIBRARY is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the renowned African American artist Jacob Lawrence, printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival A...

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

IN THE GARDEN Signed Lithograph, Black Woman, Contemporary Collage Portrait
IN THE GARDEN Signed Lithograph, Black Woman, Contemporary Collage Portrait

IN THE GARDEN Signed Lithograph, Black Woman, Contemporary Collage Portrait

By Romare Bearden

Located in Union City, NJ

IN THE GARDEN is a limited edition color lithograph printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival printmaking paper, 100% acid free, in an edition size of 150 by the...

Category

1980s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

GARDEN ROMANCE Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, Collage Portrait Lovers, Flowers
GARDEN ROMANCE Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, Collage Portrait Lovers, Flowers

GARDEN ROMANCE Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, Collage Portrait Lovers, Flowers

By James Denmark

Located in Union City, NJ

GARDEN ROMANCE by the artist James Denmark is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph(not a photo reproduction or digital print) printed on archival Somerset paper using t...

Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

THE LANTERN Hand Signed Lithograph, Collage Portrait, African American Heritage
THE LANTERN Hand Signed Lithograph, Collage Portrait, African American Heritage

THE LANTERN Hand Signed Lithograph, Collage Portrait, African American Heritage

By Romare Bearden

Located in Union City, NJ

THE LANTERN is an original, handmade limited edition lithograph printed in 13 colors from hand drawn lithography plates using traditional hand lithography methods on archival Somerse...

Category

1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The 1920’s, The Migrants Cast Their Ballots, by Jacob Lawrence
The 1920’s, The Migrants Cast Their Ballots, by Jacob Lawrence

The 1920’s, The Migrants Cast Their Ballots, by Jacob Lawrence

By Jacob Lawrence

Located in Long Island City, NY

An original fine art print by Jacob Lawrence from the Kent Spirit of Independence Poster Portfolio, published in 1975 by Lorillard. The offset prints from this portfolio are unsigned...

Category

1970s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

"Windows"
"Windows"

Jacob Lawrence"Windows", c. 1977

$743,750

H 19 in W 22 in

"Windows"

By Jacob Lawrence

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Jim's of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this work by Jacob Lawrence (1917 – 2000). Provenance: This painting is from the private collection of Gwen Lawrence, wid...

Category

1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

END OF THE DAY

Robert GwathmeyEND OF THE DAY

$3,500

H 16 in W 20 in

END OF THE DAY

By Robert Gwathmey

Located in Portland, ME

Gwathmey, Robert (American, 1903-1988). END OF THE DAY. Williams 4. Screenprint in colors, 1944. Edition size not known. Signed in ink, lower right, within the image. 12 1/4 x 14 ...

Category

1940s Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Groucho Marx No.3, America Martin, ink portrait- portion of sale to ACLU/NAACP
Groucho Marx No.3, America Martin, ink portrait- portion of sale to ACLU/NAACP

Groucho Marx No.3, America Martin, ink portrait- portion of sale to ACLU/NAACP

By America Martin

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

A portion of each sale will be donated to the ACLU + NAACP JoAnne Artman Gallery proudly introduces America Martin’s new series "I See Heroes Everywhere." Addressing the theme of h...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper

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Langston Hughes For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of langston hughes available on 1stDibs. Finding the perfect contemporary, abstract or modern examples of these works for your space is difficult — today, we have a vast range of variations and more on offer. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a colorful piece of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the langston hughes on 1stDibs that include elements of gray, black, blue, brown and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Amy Williams, Sedrick Huckaby, Esther Podemski, America Martin and Fred McDarrah are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in ink, paper and paint. Not every interior allows for large iterations of these items, so small langston hughes measuring 7.5 inches across are available.

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Prices for pieces in our collection of langston hughes start at $600 and top out at $4,500 with the average selling for $650.