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The Sweet Flypaper of Life
Illustrated by: Roy DeCarava (American, 1919–2009)
Author: Langston Hughes (American, 1902–1967)
Publisher: Simon and Schuster (American, 20th century)
Author: Langston Hughes (American, 1902–1967)
Publisher: Simon and Schuster (American, 20th century)
1955
Place of Publication: New York, New York, USA
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with photomechanical collotypes
Dimensions
Overall: 18.7 x 13 x 1.5 cm (7 3/8 x 5 1/8 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Karen E. Haas
Accession Number2008.1549
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Photography
ClassificationsPhotographs – Illustrated books
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955
Description(New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955) 18.7 cm; [1 f.] 98 pp.; publisher's original half cream cloth, black paper boards, with original photo-illustrated dust jacket.
ProvenancePrivate collection (New York, NY); purchased by Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books, 2007 (Rochester, N.Y); to Karen E. Haas; by whom given to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, December 17, 2008