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James Baldwin portrait collection

Title
James Baldwin portrait collection [graphic].
Publication
<1950?-1980?>

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Additional Authors
  • Adelman, Bob.
  • Bauer, Jerry.
  • Harris, Brownie, 1949-
  • Hyrkin, Roy.
  • Gotfryd, Bernard.
  • Moore, Tom.
  • Petrus, Max.
  • Krementz, Jill.
  • Schenck, Leslie.
Description
  • <12> photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w; 26 x 21 cm. or smaller.
  • <1> photomechanical print : b&w ;
Summary
Portraits of author James Baldwin consisting of individual portraits of Baldwin, many of which were used either for publicity purposes to promote his books or appeared on book jackets (1956-1979); group portraits showing Baldwin with singer Nina Simone (ca. 1965), and with interviewer Marilyn Berger, anchor of City Edition on WNET/Thirteen (1979); and on a contact sheet depicting an unidentified social event. A three-quarter length portrait of Baldwin by photographer Richard Saunders can be found in Portraits - Oversize.
Donor/Sponsor
Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
Subject
  • Baldwin, James, 1924-1987
  • Simone, Nina, 1933-2003
  • Berger, Marilyn
  • African American authors
  • Entertaining
  • African American authors > France > Paris
Genre/Form
  • Portrait photographs – 1950-1979.
  • Group portraits – 1960-1979.
  • Publicity photographs – 1950-1979.
  • Photomechanical prints – 1970-1979.
  • Gelatin silver prints – 1950-1979.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Photographers include Jill Krementz, Max Petrus and others.
  • Most photographs bear printed captions on recto; some items bear handwritten captions on verso. Some photographs are duplicates.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Portrait Collection.
Call Number
Sc Photo Baldwin, James
OCLC
NYPG085000231-F
Title
James Baldwin portrait collection [graphic].
Imprint
<1950?-1980?>
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Portrait Collection.
Local Note
Negatives exist for some images.
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Added Author
Adelman, Bob. Photographer
Bauer, Jerry. Photographer
Harris, Brownie, 1949- Photographer
Hyrkin, Roy. Photographer
Gotfryd, Bernard. Photographer
Moore, Tom. Photographer
Petrus, Max. Photographer
Krementz, Jill. Photographer
Schenck, Leslie. Photographer
Research Call Number
Sc Photo Baldwin, James
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