![Hilton Als speaking in the Mead Art Musuem, plus two images of James Baldwin.](/system/files/media/Photo-1_2023_0224_LitFest-Hilton-Als-v2_1920px.jpg)
Reception and Opening of God Made My Face: A Collective Portrait of James Baldwin. Curated by Pulitzer Prize winner Hilton Als. Top Left: Hilton Als welcomes the audience to the opening reception. Bottom: photos of James Baldwin by Richard Avedon, one of the most influential portrait photographers of the 20th century. Baldwin and Avedon were friends since high school.