Martin Luther King, Jr. with flower lei and leading rabbis Maurice Eisendrath and Abraham Heschel
Object Details
- Created by
- James H. Karales, American, 1930 - 2002
- Subject of
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, Polish, 1907 - 1972
- Dr. Ralph Bunche, American, 1903 - 1971
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Martin Luther King, Jr. and rabbis Maurice Eisendrath and Abraham Heschel all wearing flower leis. Rev. Ralph Abernathy is also partially visible standing on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s right.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- March 21, 1965
- Object number
- 2012.107.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of James Karales
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 7 11/16 x 9 3/4 in. (19.5 x 24.8 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 8 x 9 15/16 in. (20.3 x 25.2 cm)
- Place depicted
- Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- Interfaith communities
- Judaism
- Photography
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.107.12
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5369fc0f3-2b1f-4428-aecb-a27aff6b72e5
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