From a Birmingham Jail: MLK
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Object Details
- Artist
- L'Merchie Frazier, born Jacksonville, FL 1951
- Sitter
- Jr. Martin Luther King
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of L'Merchie Frazier in memory of Watty and Alberta Frazier and James and Merchie Dooley (grandparents)
- 1996
- Object number
- 2002.41
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Decorative Arts-Fiber
- Quilt
- Crafts
- Medium
- silk, photo transfer, gel medium, dyes, and beads
- Dimensions
- 50 x 42 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. (126.8 x 107.9 x 5.6 cm)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Renwick Gallery
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- History\United States\Black History
- History\United States\Civil Rights Movement
- Object\written matter
- Object\other\globe
- Portrait male\bust
- Record ID
- saam_2002.41
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7b9f98ba4-45ce-4b83-8607-d7d46ab14dfa
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