Letter to Gloria Baldwin Karefa-Smart from Alexandra Truitt
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- 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.
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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- African American Correspondence Literature
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- 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
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- Object number: 2011.99.33
- Dates
- Date: October 15, 1993
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- Medium: ink on paper (fiber product) Dimensions: H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
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- 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
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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.
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https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2011.99.33
National Museum of African American History and Culture
African American
Correspondence
Literature
Transcription Center Status: Transcribed by digital volunteers
Written by: Alexandra Truitt
Received by: Gloria Baldwin Smart, American
Subject of: James Baldwin, American, 1924 - 1987
Subject of: Richard Avedon, American, 1923 - 2004
Object number: 2011.99.33
Date: October 15, 1993
Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions: H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
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
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