- Created by
- Kleina, Bernard, American
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- July 1965; printed 2012
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 4 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (12.1 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. and others around a microphone. From left to right: Dr. King, a woman, a man in glasses at center, and another man on the right. Dr. King gazes fixedly at the man opposite him, who gazes back. The central figure faces the viewer. The men are dressed in dark suit and ties. The crowd surrounding them is clapping. There is an indistinct building in the background.
- Place depicted
- Grant 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
- Photography
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- 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
- 2013.140.29
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Bernard J. Kleina
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.