Photograph by
Williams, Milton, American, born 1940
Subject of
Sorrell, Maurice, American, 1914 - 1998
Marshall, Thurgood, American, 1908 - 1993
Suyat Marshall, Cecilia, American, 1928 - 2022
Date
1977
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image and Sheet): 7 15/16 x 10 3/16 in. (20.2 x 25.9 cm)
Caption
Mrs. Thurgood Marshall, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, and Maurice Sorell, A Johnson Publishing Company staff photographer, pose at the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) 150th anniversary reception at the National Press Club.
Sorrell photographed Justice Marshall and the civil rights movement from the fifties through the nineties for Jet and Ebony magazines. Sorrell also photographed Justice Marshall's funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington. March 1977.
Williams, Milton. Moments in Time 1973-1993 (Nashville, Tennessee: James C. Winston Publishing Company, Inc., 1996), 112.
Description
A black-and-white photograph of Maurice Sorrell, Thurgood Marshall and Cecilia Suyat Marshall. They are dressed formally and standing in front of several framed pictures. Maurice Sorrell is on the right, Thurgood Marshall is at center. Cecilia Suyat Marshall is at left. Maurice Sorrell is holding a glass and camera equipment. The photograph is stamped on the back.
Place captured
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Law
Local and regional
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Milton Williams Archives
Object number
2011.15.240
Restrictions & Rights
© Milton Williams
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5afbcbd60-38c7-45d4-beda-397ea3082c05

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