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James Baldwin in setting sun over Harlem, Harlem, New York

James Baldwin in setting sun over Harlem, Harlem, New York, 1979

  • Ming Smith, American

Gelatin silver print

  • Image: 13 3/8 × 18 3/4 inches (34 × 47.6 cm) Sheet: 16 × 20 inches (40.6 × 50.8 cm)

Museum Purchase, Albert and Peggy DeSalle Charitable Trust

2017.12

Department

Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Details

2017-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Ming Smith, James Baldwin in setting sun over Harlem, Harlem, New York, 1979, gelatin silver print. Detroit Institute of Arts, Museum Purchase, Albert and Peggy DeSalle Charitable Trust, 2017.12.

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