Object Details
- Created by
- Bernard Kleina, American
- Subject of
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Description
- A color photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. surrounded by several men, one of whom is the Reverend Ralph Abernathy. He is standing behind King's right shoulder. King, griping a corner of the podium in his right hand, along with a handkerchief, is wearing a white shirt, black tie, and black jacket. A microphone is visible at the left edge of the photo.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bernard J. Kleina and Susan Keleher Kleina
- July 24, 1965; printed 2012
- Object number
- 2013.140.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Bernard J. Kleina
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- portraits
- inkjet prints
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 7 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. (19.1 x 17.1 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
- Place depicted
- City Hall, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 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
- Chicago Freedom Movement
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- Photography
- Race discrimination
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2013.140.11
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5225abf85-b96e-44fd-b1b6-4aaf11623936
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