Open Space Arts hosted a panel discussion titled 'African American and the Arts.' Set against the backdrop of the current 'Poetic Visions of America' exhibit, the event marked a significant moment in exploring African American identity and artistic expression.
Langston Hughes, American writer who was an important figure in the Harlem Renaissance and who vividly depicted the African American experience through his writings, which ranged from poetry and plays to novels and newspaper columns. Learn more about Hughes’s life and work.
Langston Hughes was a defining figure of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance as an influential poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, political commentator and social activist. Known as a poet of the people, his work focused on the everyday lives of the Black working class, earning him renown as one of America’s most notable poets.