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· American · 1926–2019

Sol Stein

American editor and publisher; James Baldwin's friend from DeWitt Clinton High School who convinced him to publish Notes of a Native Son.

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1926–2019
Born
1926
Died
2019
Nationality
American
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Illustrated portrait of James Baldwin

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The friendship began at DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx, where both were students and budding writers on The Magpie, the school's literary magazine — the same school that produced Richard Avedon. Native Sons (2004) collects what the friendship left on paper.

— Native Sons: A Friendship That Created One of the Greatest Works of the 20th Century (review) (2004)

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Friends from the editorial board of the Magpie at DeWitt Clinton High School. In the summer of 1954, at the MacDowell Colony together, Stein convinced Baldwin to publish the essays that became Notes of a Native Son, and edited the book. Their letters were published as Native Sons in 2005.

— A Century of Creativity: The MacDowell Colony — Giovanni's Room featured object; Back to School with the Berg Collection (2023)

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Cover of Native Sons by James Baldwin, Sol Stein

Native Sons

James Baldwin, Sol Stein2004

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James Baldwin and Sol Stein were classmates at DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx. Fifty years later Stein opened the file drawer that held their letters.

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James Baldwin

The friendship began at DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx, where both were students and budding writers on The Magpie, the school's literary magazine — the same school that produced Richard Avedon. Native Sons (2004) collects what the friendship left on paper.

— Native Sons: A Friendship That Created One of the Greatest Works of the 20th Century (review) (2004)

Collaborated with

James Baldwin

Friends from the editorial board of the Magpie at DeWitt Clinton High School. In the summer of 1954, at the MacDowell Colony together, Stein convinced Baldwin to publish the essays that became Notes of a Native Son, and edited the book. Their letters were published as Native Sons in 2005.

— A Century of Creativity: The MacDowell Colony — Giovanni's Room featured object; Back to School with the Berg Collection (2023)