Jonah's Gourd Vine, 1990
THF278620 / Jonah's Gourd Vine, 1990 / front cover
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Artifact Overview
Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) was a multi-genre writer and anthropologist who focused on the African diaspora in the American South and the Caribbean. Hurston incorporated both autobiographical elements and her anthropological fieldwork into her fiction; for example, Jonah’s Gourd Vine is set in Eatonville, Florida, one of the first self-governing, all-Black communities in the U.S. and Hurston's hometown.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Book
Date Made
1990
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2020.0.1.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Bookbinding (Process)
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 5.25 in
Length: 0.75 in
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