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Museum object · gelatin silver prints

James Baldwin by His Typewriter, Istanbul 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 photograph of James Baldwin sitting at a typewriter and smoking a cigarette.

Catalog date
1966
Recorded places
Istanbul, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
Recorded subjects
African American; Literature; Photography

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: 2011.20.2

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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