Martin and Malcolm
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Object Details
- Created by
- Roderick Terry, American
- Subject of
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Malcolm X, American, 1925 - 1965
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Million Man March, American, founded 1995
- Printed by
- Penn Camera, American, 1954 - 2012
- Description
- This black-and-white photograph depicts two men holding paintings of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. The man in the foreground carries a painted portrait of Malcolm X, in a suit and glasses. Grasping the portrait in both hands, the man peers out from behind the painting. He wears an open jacket with a white shirt that reads partially "[...] DC, Oct. 16, 1995." The man behind him is obscured by the portrait he carries of Martin Luther King Jr. In it, Dr. King is featured in the center, weeping. The portrait corners depict small vignettes of African American men in prison jumpsuits and being the object of racial discrimination.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Roderick Terry
- October 16, 1995
- Object number
- 2013.99.27
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Roderick Terry
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 13 11/16 x 10 5/8 in. (34.8 x 27 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
- Place depicted
- National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- One Million Strong
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil Rights
- Local and regional
- Men
- Photography
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2013.99.27
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd505c720eb-3ad8-4513-b8b2-3e9a56838acc
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