“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
1947, printed later
Wayne Miller
Artist, American, 1918 - 2013

Artwork overview
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Medium
gelatin silver print
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Credit Line
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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.) -
Accession Number
2021.89.17
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Copyright
© Wayne F. Miller
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Estate of Wayne Miller, Orinda, CA; Jeanette Miller, Lafayette, CA; gift to NGA, 2021.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: Wayne F. Miller; by artist, bottom center in graphite: 427-10; center right stamped in black ink: © Wayne F. Miller / Magnum Photos Inc.