Martin Luther King, Jr.

Object Details

Artist

Joseph Stein, 1916 - 1977

Sitter

Martin Luther King, Jr., 15 Jan 1929 - 4 Apr 1968

Exhibition Label

Born Atlanta, Georgia

In the 1950s and 1960s, Martin Luther King personified the struggle for African American equality and justice. King’s synthesis of Christian theology and its message of a supporting and loving God, together with Mahatma Gandhi’s tactics of nonviolent protest, became the defining features of the civil rights movement. In 1963, King focused the nation’s attention on the African American struggle by leading a massive civil rights protest in Birmingham, Alabama, and helping to organize the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963, for which he delivered his historic

“I Have a Dream” speech.

Nacido en Atlanta, Georgia

En las décadas de 1950 y 1960, Martin Luther King fue quien personificó la lucha por la justicia y la igualdad de los afroamericanos. King combinaba el mensaje cristiano de un Dios amoroso y compasivo con las tácticas de protesta pacífica iniciadas por Mahatma Gandhi, y esa síntesis se convirtió en un rasgo distintivo del movimiento por los derechos civiles. En 1963 King logró concentrar la atención del país en la lucha de los afroamericanos con una protesta masiva por los derechos civiles en Birmingham, Alabama, y ayudó a organizar la Marcha a Washington por el Trabajo y la Libertad, que tuvo lugar el 28 de agosto y en la cual pronunció su histórico discurso “Yo tengo un sueño”.

Provenance

Lester F. Avnet; gift to National Museum of African Art 1969; transferred 2000 to NPG

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the National Museum of African Art; gift of Lester F. Avnet, 1969

1969

Object number

NPG.2000.3

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Sculpture

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

36.2 x 19.1 x 23.5 cm (14 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 9 1/4" )

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Exhibition

The Struggle for Justice Refresh

On View

NPG, West Gallery 220

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Male

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Martin Luther King, Jr.: Presidential Medal of Freedom

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Portrait

Record ID

npg_NPG.2000.3

Metadata Usage (text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4e1fea2c3-e8d0-46ca-8ff7-08e84d933ba3