Museum object · Books and Published Materials
Fields of Wonder: A book of lyric poems
1947
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
This is a First Edition. Book has a dark green cover with red and white writing. On the first page of the book is an inscription that reads, "For Lena Horne - / Loved your songs tonight - and since / the M.C. says its your birthday - / a Happy One to you! / Sincerely, Langston Hughes / New York, June 30, 1947".
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Catalog reference: 2011.27.3.2