Harlem Renaissance icon Zora Neale Hurston was honored with a 37-cent postage stamp commissioned by the U.S. Postal Service on January 24, 2003 - News - Brief Article

Black Issues Book Review, May-June, 2003 by Mondella S. Jones

Harlem Renaissance icon Zora Neale Hurston was honored with a 37-cent postage stamp commissioned by the U.S. Postal Service on January 24, 2003. The first day of issue ceremony was held during the 14th Annual Zora Neale Hurston Street Festival of the Arts and Humanities in Hurston's native Eatonville, Florida.

On Saturday, February 8, 2003, a dedication ceremony was held by the USPS in Harlem at the Hue-Man Bookstore. The stamp features a portrait of Hurston by Drew Struzan, based on a black-and-white photo by Carl Van Vechten. The colorful background is based on the setting of Hurston's most famous work Their Eyes Were Watching God. Hurston's stamp is the 19th issue in the Literary Arts Stamp series.