Photograph of James Baldwin standing with David Baldwin and Leonard Bernstein

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Object Details

Created by

Unidentified

Subject of

James Baldwin, American, 1924 - 1987

Leonard Bernstein, American, 1918 - 1990

David Baldwin, American

Description

A color photograph depicting James Baldwin standing with his arm around the shoulders of his brother, David Baldwin, and American musical conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein. Both James Baldwin and Bernstein are wearing the Legion of Honour medals that they had just received.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family

Date

June 19, 1986

Object number

2011.99.38

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Type

photographs

portraits

Medium

dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

4 15/16 x 7 7/16 in. (12.5 x 18.9 cm)

Place depicted

Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Literature

Photography

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57bbe1f22-acb7-4273-80f5-69fd7ffeb16b

Record ID

nmaahc_2011.99.38