Thursday
Aug022012
JAMES BALDWIN ON THE ARTIST’S STRUGGLE
Thursday, August 2, 2012 at 7:02PM 
Novelist, playwright, and poet James Baldwin was one of the great American artists and social critics. His birthday lands on this week. Watch him speak about maintaining artistic integrity in this incredible 1953 speech.

Reader Comments (1)
Deep outlook that needs another listen to fully grasp the depth of his feelings. Sounds like a person that was in the trenches for a long time before he realized that he was truly on borrowed time with his art.