Print of James Baldwin with sister Paula and mother Berdis

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 photocopy of a black-and-white photograph of James Baldwin, standing holding his younger sister, Paula, while he watches his mother, Berdis, read some papers.

Catalog date

ca. 1950

Recorded subjects

African American; Families; Literature

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