Research Catalog

Title

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket collection.

Publication

[between 1961 and 1989?]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Burch, Claire
• Cinquini, Alain
• Comot, Jacques
• Dempsey, Douglas K.
• Le Campion, Hubert
• Mydans, Carl
• Pakay, Sedat
• Robert, Jacques
• Sandler, Tom
• Schapiro, Steve
• Shiras, P.
• Nobody Knows Productions, production company.

Description

• 585 items (5 boxes, 1.2 cubic ft.); 36 x 28 cm and smaller.
• 25 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;
• 153 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;
• 5 photographic prints : color ;
• 261 photographic prints : color ;
• 72 contact sheets : gelatin silver, black and white ;
• 8 collages : color photographs, photomechanical print, paper ;
• 34 slides : color ;
• 2 postcards : one black and white, one color ; 16 x 11 cm
• 1 transparency : color ;
• 20 negatives : gelatin silver, black and white ;
• 3 stats : black and white ;
• 1 illustration : charcoal, airbrush, paper, black and white ;

Summary

• Collection depicts aspects of the personal and professional life of author and activist James Baldwin mainly from 1961 to 1987, as well as views of activities related to the production of the documentary film "The Price of the Ticket" from 1988-1989. Images of Baldwin were compiled in association with the film. Depictions of Baldwin's life before the early 1960s are very limited.
• The series depicting James Baldwin consists of individual portraits of Baldwin, some of which were used for publicity purposes; group portraits showing Baldwin with family members, friends and colleagues at home or social gatherings; views of Baldwin at meetings, speeches and lectures, ceremonies, socializing, engaged in civil rights activities, and living abroad; candid shots and views of Baldwin's family and friends; and views of theatrical productions.
• Of note are views of Baldwin when he returned to the United States to become involved in the Civil Rights movement, visiting Harlem and traveling through the American South (1963); candid shots and views of Baldwin living in Istanbul, Turkey (1965-1966) and Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France (1970-1980s); views of Baldwin attending a gathering of intellectuals at Lake Issuk-Kul, in Soviet-era Kyrgyzstan (1986); and Baldwin at a reading and rehearsal for his play "Blues for Mister Charlie," with director Burgess Meredith and cast member Diana Sands (1964).
• The Price of the Ticket production series (1988-1989) depicts the participants and filming of the documentary film on James Baldwin, consisting of candid shots of director/producer Karen Thorsen and co-producer William Miles; candid shots of Thorsen and Miles with members of the film crew and Baldwin's friends and associates; candid shots of Baldwin's friends, associates, and his brother David; views of film interviews; and views of film crews shooting on location, mainly in Turkey and France. Along with David Baldwin, among the interviewees depicted include Maya Angelou, Amiri Baraka, Engin Cezzar, Bernard Hassell, Bobby Short and William Styron.
• Also included are a group of photographic and photomechanical collages of Baldwin, created by artist Claire Burch, that are probably associated with the film's production (1988); photostat reproductions of pages from the "Clintonian," the De Witt Clinton High School senior class publication that Baldwin worked on (1941); and views of attendees to Baldwin's funeral in New York City (1987).
• Related collections are the James Baldwin Photograph Collection, the James Baldwin Portrait Collection and the Unto The Dying Lamb Collection.

Subjects

• Film negatives > 1980-1989
• Slides > 1980-1989
• Montages > 1980-1989
• Contact sheets > 1950-1989
• Publicity photographs > 1960-1989
• Dye coupler prints > 1980-1989
• Gelatin silver prints > 1960-1969
• Portrait photographs > 1960-1989
• Theatrical productions
• Interviewing
• Motion pictures > Production and direction
• Forums (Discussion and debate) > Kyrgyzstan > Balykchy
• Public speaking
• African Americans > Social life and customs
• African Americans > Civil rights
• African Americans > France > Saint-Paul (Alpes-Maritimes)
• African Americans > Turkey > Istanbul
• African American civil rights activists
• African American dramatists
• African American authors
• Baldwin, James, 1924-1987

Genre/Form

• Portrait photographs – 1960-1989.
• Gelatin silver prints – 1960-1969.
• Dye coupler prints – 1980-1989.
• Publicity photographs – 1960-1989.
• Contact sheets – 1950-1989.
• Montages – 1980-1989.
• Slides – 1980-1989.
• Film negatives – 1980-1989.

Note

• Title based on photo captions.
• Some items bear photographer's or artist's hand stamp on verso; some items bear artist's hand stamp or signature on recto; some items bear photographer's name handwritten on label attached to verso.
• Some items bear handwritten captions on verso; some items bear pieces of tape with handwritten notations attached to verso. Some items bears printed captions on recto. Some items are mounted. Some items are duplicates.
• Some images are only available as contact sheets and slides.
• Collection contains work by Claire Burch, Alain Cinquini, Sedat Pakay, Steve Schapiro and P. Shiras, among others.

Terms of Use (note)

• Collection is under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.
• Slides, negatives and Burch collages are closed to research.

Biography (note)

• The documentary film "The Price of the Ticket" was originally aired on the PBS television program "American Masters" on August 9, 1989. The film covers the life and accomplishments of author and activist James Baldwin, and includes interviews with friends, family members, and colleagues, as well as readings from his works and scenes from his plays.

Call Number

Sc Photo James Baldwin The Price of the Ticket Collection

OCLC

1273926364

Title

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket collection.

Production

[between 1961 and 1989?]

Type of Content

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

projected

Type of Carrier

sheet

slide

Terms Of Use

Collection is under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Slides, negatives and Burch collages are closed to research.

Biography

The documentary film "The Price of the Ticket" was originally aired on the PBS television program "American Masters" on August 9, 1989. The film covers the life and accomplishments of author and activist James Baldwin, and includes interviews with friends, family members, and colleagues, as well as readings from his works and scenes from his plays.

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Added Author

Burch, Claire, artist.

Cinquini, Alain, photographer.

Comot, Jacques, photographer.

Dempsey, Douglas K., photographer.

Le Campion, Hubert, photographer.

Mydans, Carl, photographer.

Pakay, Sedat, photographer.

Robert, Jacques, photographer.

Sandler, Tom, photographer.

Schapiro, Steve, photographer.

Shiras, P., photographer.

Nobody Knows Productions, production company.

Research Call Number

Sc Photo James Baldwin The Price of the Ticket Collection