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Article: Harlem Renaissance Novelist Zora Neale Hurston Featured on U.S. Postage Stamp.
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- January 24, 2003
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EATONVILLE, Fla. -- EATONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Novelist, folklorist and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston was honored today by the U.S. Postal Service for her artistry and her celebration of black culture. With the 19th stamp in its Literary Arts series, the Postal Service pays tribute to one of America's most original and accomplished writers. A central figure in the Harlem Renaissance, Hurston wrote four novels, two books of folklore, an autobiography, and numerous short stories, plays and essays.
Zora Neale Hurston's 37-cent stamp features a portrait of Hurston by artist Drew Struzan based on a 1934 black-and-white photograph taken in Chicago ...