Turkey Saved My Life: Baldwin in Istanbul 1961-1971 Exhibition Walk-through with Photographer Sedat Pakay's Circle
Room: Grand Lobby, 1st Floor
Led by special guests Kathy Pakay, Timur Pakay & archivist Donald Spanel, with exhibition co-curator Cora Fisher
Donald Spanel served as the consultant to the current exhibition “Turkey Saved My Life—Baldwin in Istanbul, 1961–1971” at the Brooklyn Public Library. He is the archivist of Sedat Pakay’s photographic materials. A former Egyptologist, he received his PhD from the University of Toronto. Dr. Spanel was a friend of Sedat Pakay’s and received his approval to write a book about his photography, which is nearing completion. An excerpt was published as “Sedat Pakay’s Photographs of James Baldwin in Istanbul,” in the James Baldwin Review 19 (2024): 276–96.
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Turkey Saved My Life: Baldwin in Istanbul 1961-1971 Exhibition Walk-through with Photographer Sedat Pakay's Circle
<p><em>Room: Grand Lobby, 1st Floor</em></p><p>Led by special guests Kathy Pakay, Timur Pakay & archivist Donald Spanel, with exhibition co-curator Cora Fisher</p><p><strong>Donald Spanel</strong> served as the consultant to the current exhibition “Turkey Saved My Life—Baldwin in Istanbul, 1961–1971” at the Brooklyn Public Library. He is the archivist of Sedat Pakay’s photographic materials. A former Egyptologist, he received his PhD from the University of Toronto. Dr. Spanel was a friend of Sedat Pakay’s and received his approval to write a book about his photography, which is nearing completion. An excerpt was published as “Sedat Pakay’s Photographs of James Baldwin in Istanbul,” in the <em>James Baldwin Review</em> 19 (2024): 276–96.</p>
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