Notice

From 9/20 through 9/23, visitors may only enter through the John R entrance. All other entrances, plus the museum grounds, Kirby St and Farnsworth St will be closed during this time for Concours d'Elegance.

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

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.