- Created by
- Kleina, Bernard, American
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Date
- July 10, 1966; printed 2012
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 6 7/8 x 7 1/16 in. (17.5 x 17.9 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. at a podium with multiple microphones. His gaze is directed downward at the podium. Behind him, out of focus, is a crowd of seated people, including a standing white man with dark glasses. At the upper left edge of the image, in focus, is part of a patterned umbrella.
- Place depicted
- Soldier Field, 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
- 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
- 2013.140.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Bernard J. Kleina
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.