Langston Hughes Autographs
James Mercer Langston Hughes (February 1, 1901 – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri. An early innovator of jazz poetry, Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance.
Growing up in the Midwest, Hughes became a prolific writer at an early age. He moved to New York City as a young man, where he made his career. He studied at Columbia University in New York City. Although he dropped out, he gained notice from New York publishers, first in The Crisis magazine and then from book publishers, subsequently becoming known in the Harlem creative community. His first poetry collection, The Weary Blues, was published in 1926. Hughes eventually graduated from Lincoln University.
In addition to poetry, Hughes wrote plays and published short story collections, novels, and several nonfiction works. From 1942 to 1962, as the civil rights movement gained traction, Hughes wrote an in-depth weekly opinion column in a leading black newspaper, The Chicago Defender.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Langston Hughes (signed! rare one of a kind One-Way Ticket by LANGSTON HUGHES First Edition 1949) was sold in May 2025 for $8,525.00 while the cheapest item (Langston Hughes An Illustrated Edition by Milton Meltzer - Signed - 1997) found a new owner for $8.00 in December 2020. The month with the most items sold (15) was February 2026 with an average selling price of $560.00 for an autographed item of Langston Hughes. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2026 with $2,200.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $15.00 was October 2021. In average, an autographed item from Langston Hughes is worth $579.99.
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Latest News about Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes and Elmer W. Brown: A Collaboration Deferred (05/25/2023): The famous poet and his artist friend wanted to publish “The Sweet and Sour Animal Book” in 1936. But there were no takers. A Cleveland exhibition makes up for the lost time. 
