- Created by
- Lyon, Danny, American, born 1942
- Subject of
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
- Date
- August 28,1963; printed 1994
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 15/16 × 8 3/4 in. (32.9 × 22.2 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.6 × 27.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of two African American men in a crowd at the March on Washington. The man on the left side of the image is clapping his hands, while the man on the right side of the image has raised his right arm and snaps his fingers.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Local and regional
- Photography
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.107.23
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Danny Lyon/Magnum Photos
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




