Civil Rights Demonstration, Washington, DC
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Object Details
- Created by
- Henri Cartier-Bresson, French, 1908 - 2004
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Description
- A crowd of people face away from the camera towards the Lincoln Memorial in the background. In the foreground, more people sit on the steps facing the camera.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Azalea Software, Inc.
- ca. 1957
- Object number
- 2011.18.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Henri Cartier-Bresson
- 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): 9 5/16 x 14 1/16 in. (23.7 x 35.7 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 11 15/16 x 15 15/16 in. (30.3 x 40.5 cm)
- H x W (Mat OD): 22 3/4 x 17 1/2 in. (57.8 x 44.5 cm)
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- 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
- Activism
- Civil Rights
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2011.18.2
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ebf357b3-9cc4-44b3-ba6e-929b0233fbc8
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