Tag: James Baldwin

James Baldwin & Steve Schapiro, The Fire Next Time – The Eye of Photography

Jan 10, 2020

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Link: First published in 1963, James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time stabbed at the heart of America’s so-called “Negro problem.” As remarkable for its masterful prose as it is for its frank and personal account of the black experience in the United States, it is considered one of the most passionate and influential explorations of 1960s race relations, weaving…
Richard Avedon and James Baldwin’s Joint Examination of American Identity | The New Yorker

Nov 6, 2017

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Richard Avedon and James Baldwin’s Joint Examination of American Identity In 1964, the two artists published “Nothing Personal.” This fall, a reissue will include this image of one of the last living Americans born into slavery. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/11/13/richard-avedon-and-james-baldwins-joint-examination-of-american-identity Avedon and Baldwin were two of the late twentieth century’s more self-exposed creators. The…