“Simple” Was a Character That Poet Langston Hughes Used in His Newspaper Column. Upon Seeing the Man in This Photograph, Hughes Said, “That’s Him”, Chicago, Illinois

Wayne Miller1947, printed later

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Title: “Simple” Was a Character That Poet Langston Hughes Used in His Newspaper Column. Upon Seeing the Man in This Photograph, Hughes Said, “That’s Him”, Chicago, Illinois
Creator: Wayne Miller
Date Created: 1947, printed later
Physical Dimensions: image: 25.9 × 25.2 cm (10 3/16 × 9 15/16 in.) sheet: 35.4 × 27.7 cm (13 15/16 × 10 7/8 in.)
Provenance: Estate of Wayne Miller, Orinda, CA; Jeanette Miller, Lafayette, CA; gift to NGA, 2021.
Rights: CC0
Medium: gelatin silver print

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