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Karen Thorsen and Bill Miles with Dr. Maya Angelou

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket collection

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The Price of the Ticket Documentary

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Title
Karen Thorsen and Bill Miles with Dr. Maya Angelou
Names
Dempsey, Douglas K. (Photographer)
Collection

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket collection

The Price of the Ticket Documentary

Promotional Photographs

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1989
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo James Baldwin The Price of the Ticket Collection
Topics
African American authors
African American intellectuals
Thorsen, Karen
Miles, Bill
Angelou, Maya
Genres
Photographs
Physical Description
Extent: 25 x 20 cm
Description
Producer and director Karen Thorsen and producer Bill Miles sit on a sofa next to Dr. Maya Angelou during the filming of the 1989 documentary film James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b22612026
MSS Unit ID: 186568
Archives EAD ID: 3616874
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8cdfed30-6e63-013f-fddd-0242ac110003
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Item timeline of events

  • 1989: Created
  • 2026: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Karen Thorsen and Bill Miles with Dr. Maya Angelou" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1989. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/af68a6a0-6e63-013f-6abf-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Karen Thorsen and Bill Miles with Dr. Maya Angelou" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 25, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/af68a6a0-6e63-013f-6abf-0242ac110003

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1989). Karen Thorsen and Bill Miles with Dr. Maya Angelou Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/af68a6a0-6e63-013f-6abf-0242ac110003

Wikipedia Citation

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Karen Thorsen and Bill Miles with Dr. Maya Angelou