Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign
Object Details
- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
- Subject of
- Dizzy Gillespie, American, 1917 - 1993
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Black Star, American, founded 1935
- Created by
- Rogers Color Laboratory Corp., American, 1964 - 1996
- Caption
- This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
- Description
- This photographic slide depicts Dizzy Gillespie standing on a stage with a band. Wearing a navy blue shirt and red pants, he holds his trumpet in his right hand. To his right is a man dressed in a grey suit and tie, seated behind a drum set. Behind him are a group of men, four wearing suit, one in a brown shirt. One of the men is seated and wears a fedora. There is a reflection of the Washington Monument in the water behind the men. The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp./ new york."
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968
- Object number
- 2015.245.243
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- color slides
- portraits
- Medium
- reversal film and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 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
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil Rights
- Housing
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Politics
- Poverty
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2015.245.243
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59eb83548-83f0-4ce8-95b3-737f500d2cce
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