Digital print of King and others during a Chicago Freedom Movement rally
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Object Details
- Created by
- Bernard Kleina, American
- Subject of
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Description
- A color photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and others around a microphone. From left to right: Dr. King, a woman, a man in glasses at center, and another man on the right. Dr. King gazes fixedly at the man opposite him, who gazes back. The central figure faces the viewer. The men are dressed in dark suit and ties. The crowd surrounding them is clapping. There is an indistinct building in the background.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bernard J. Kleina and Susan Keleher Kleina
- July 1965; printed 2012
- Object number
- 2013.140.29
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Bernard J. Kleina
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- inkjet prints
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 4 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (12.1 x 22.2 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
- Place depicted
- Grant Park, 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
- Race relations
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2013.140.29
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58f1bc964-d282-4911-94a7-280da72da643
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