Letter to Gloria Baldwin Karefa-Smart from Alexandra Truitt

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

Image

Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Keywords

African American Correspondence Literature

Notes

Transcription Center Status: Transcribed by digital volunteers

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

Identifier

Object number: 2011.99.33

Dates

Date: October 15, 1993

Physical Description

Medium: ink on paper (fiber product) Dimensions: H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)

Additional Info

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection Classification: Documents and Published Materials Place depicted: 407 East 75th St., New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America