Arrest of Martin Luther King Jr., Montgomery, Alabama

Object Details

Created by

Charles Moore, American, 1931 - 2010

Subject of

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968

Unidentified Man or Men

Description

A black-and-white photograph of Martin Luther King dressed in a suit and hat being arrested. He is walking with two white police officers down the street. His right hand is held behind his back by one of the officers and he is holding his left hand up at waist level in a sort of wave or cautioning motion and looking to the left (presumably at other people or a crowd). The print is signed [Charles Moore] on the back in pencil.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

1958; printed 1989

Object number

2011.49.2

Restrictions & Rights

© Charles Moore

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

gelatin silver prints

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 13 5/8 x 8 7/8 in. (34.6 x 22.6 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)

Place depicted

Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Movement

Civil Rights Movement

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Civil Rights

Photography

Record ID

nmaahc_2011.49.2

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd530e30df1-2600-47a3-8426-83e96438e8f2