Created by
Kleina, Bernard, American
Subject of
Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
Date
July 24, 1965; printed 2012
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (23.5 x 15.9 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
Description
A color photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wearing a white shirt in a black suit and tie. In the upper left a hand can be seen someone holding a copy of the Chicago Sun-Times that says "-,000 Led By Dr. King / - March On City Hall." Another hand, at the bottom of the picture, grips a microphone. In the background is Andrew Young under a blue, white, red, and yellow flag.
Place depicted
City Hall, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Chicago Freedom Movement
Type
portraits
inkjet prints
Topic
Civil rights
Photography
Race discrimination
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bernard J. Kleina and Susan Keleher Kleina
Object number
2013.140.14
Restrictions & Rights
© Bernard J. Kleina
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50d9f2a99-d6b4-453c-be62-9663537636dd

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