Created by
Kleina, Bernard, American
Subject of
Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
August 5, 1966; printed 2012
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 5 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (14 x 22.2 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
Description
A color photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. surrounded by marchers. He is wearing a gray suit, white shirt with no tie, and is touching his lapel with his right hand. Three of the men surrounding him turn and look to the viewer's left. A fourth man, to Dr. King's right, looks to to the viewer's right. Dr. King gazes straight ahead.
Place depicted
Marquette Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Chicago Freedom Movement
Type
inkjet prints
Topic
Civil rights
Hate crimes
Photography
Race relations
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Violence
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
2013.140.23
Restrictions & Rights
© Bernard J. Kleina
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c8c81fd1-4c14-4101-9d85-34eba1d6b98b

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