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Heyward, DuBose

Beschreibung

("DuBose") in black fountain pen ink on engraved DuBose Heyward, 24 South Battery, Charleston, South Carolina letterhead, February 20 [ca. 1932]. 8 5/16" x 10 3/4"; 1 page; very good (light aging/soiling; tear at right margin). To Mrs. William De Mille "Clara" In part: ".Critics aren¿t really people after all, are they? Because people seem to be a hundred percent behind Mamba (*) .I have written to our agent to find out how things stand on the picture angle (**) .I believe, too, that there is a Negro picture that would break down the prejudice against pigmentation in pictures." *). His book "Mamba¿s Daughters." **). His novel "Porgy" 1929, was turned into the musical "Porgy and Bess," with music by George Gershwin, 1935. Heyward (1885-1940), American author, novelist, playwright; major writer of Harlem Renaissance; wrote "Carolina Chansons" 1922; "Skylines and Horizons" 1924; "Porgy," 1925; which became the basis for the operatic work "Porgy and Bess," 1935 by George Gershwin. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 602000

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