Mayor Marion Barry & Betty Shabazz

Object Details

Created by: Roderick Terry, American
Subject of: Mayor Marion Shepilov Barry Jr., American, 1936 - 2014; Dr. Betty Shabazz, American, 1934 - 1997; Cora Masters Barry, American, born 1945; Million Man March, American, founded 1995
Printed by: Penn Camera, American, 1954 - 2012

Description: This black-and-white photograph depicts Mayor Marion Barry, Jr. of Washington DC, flanked by his then wife, Cora Masters Barry on his left, and Dr. Betty Shabazz on his right. The three are sitting in a row beneath a banner that reads “[...] WASHINGTON, D.C." along the bottom. Dr. Shabazz, wearing a dark dress and holding her purse in her lap looks to the right. Mayor Barry, wearing a suit edged with a traditional African pattern holds up two fingers in a peace sign. Cora Masters Barry, wearing a patterned dress and blazer, smiles directly at the viewer, while waving. In the background are two other figures, a man looking left and a woman, looking right.

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Roderick Terry

October 16, 1995

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 10 5/8 x 13 11/16 in. (27 x 34.8 cm); H x W (Sheet): 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 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; Politics; U.S. History, 1969-2001; Women

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c3bec5e1-65b5-4ff7-bb0a-71dcd0f2c68a