Letter to Gloria Baldwin Karefa-Smart from Alexandra Truitt
date: label: Date
content: October 15, 1993
name: label: Written by
content: Alexandra Truitt
label: Received by
content: Gloria Baldwin Smart, American
label: Subject of
content: James Baldwin, American, 1924 - 1987
label: Subject of
content: Richard Avedon, American, 1923 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: 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.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place depicted
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
label: Topic
content: Literature
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.99.33
objectType: label: Type
content: letters (correspondence)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)