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James Baldwin with painter Beauford Delaney and the daughter of singer Bertice Reading, Istanbul, Summer 1966

1966

Istanbul, Turkey, Middle East, Asia

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black-and-white photograph of James Baldwin, wearing a white hat, sitting on the floor at center. On the right, Beauford Delaney sits in a chair. On the left, the daughter of Bertice Reading wears light colors.

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Catalog reference: 2011.20.8

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