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Hilton Als

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  • Belle da Costa Greene.

    The Hidden Story of J. P. Morgan’s Librarian

    Belle da Costa Greene, a brilliant archivist, buried her own history.
    by Hilton Als via The New Yorker on December 16, 2024
  • Banthe Bombers protest photograph by Richard Avedon.

    Richard Avedon and James Baldwin’s Joint Examination of American Identity

    Their 1964 collaboration, "Nothing Personal," brought together aspects of American life and culture through photographs and text.
    by Hilton Als via The New Yorker on November 6, 2017
  • James Baldwin

    The Making and Unmaking of James Baldwin

    On the private and public lives of the author of “The Fire Next Time” and “Giovanni’s Room.”
    by Hilton Als via The New Yorker on February 9, 1998

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James Baldwin at work on his novel “Tell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone," and smoking.

Refinding James Baldwin

A fascinating new exhibit focuses on Baldwin’s years in Turkey, the country that, in his words, saved his life.
by Doreen St. Félix via The New Yorker on December 28, 2024
Aaron Douglas, “Still Life,” n.d.

The Harlem Renaissance Was Bigger Than Harlem

How Black artists made modernism their own.
by Susan Tallman via The Atlantic on June 14, 2024
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