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Description

A handwritten letter from Alexandra Truitt, on behalf of the offices of Richard Avedon, to Gloria Baldwin Karefa-Smart, James Baldwin's younger sister. In the letter, Truitt inquires about a photograph of James Baldwin that was taken by Richard Avedon in New York in October 1946.

Type

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Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2011.99.33

Creator

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Keywords

African American Correspondence Literature

Name

Written by : Alexandra Truitt

Received by : Gloria Baldwin Smart, American

Subject of : James Baldwin, American, 1924 - 1987

Subject of : Richard Avedon, American, 1923 - 2004

Dates

Date : October 15, 1993

Notes

Transcription Center Status : Transcribed by digital volunteers

Identifier

Object number : 2011.99.33

ObjectType

Type : letters (correspondence)

Additional Info

See more items in : National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification : Documents and Published Materials

Credit Line : Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family

Place depicted : New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Restrictions & Rights : Unknown - Restrictions Possible

Physical Description

Medium : ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions : H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)