- Created by
- Kleina, Bernard, American
- Subject of
- Jackson, Mahalia, American, 1911 - 1972
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- July 10, 1966; printed 2012
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 6 1/8 x 8 3/4 in. (15.6 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 Mahalia Jackson at a podium with multiple microphones. Her mouth is open and she is either speaking or singing. She is grasping one of the microphones with right hand. She is wearing a black dress with pink scarf around her neck. The podium is covered in an American flag and part of a round red and white sign is visible in front of it. A crowd of people are sitting and standing behind Mahalia Jackson, including a man holding a white umbrella over her head.
- Place depicted
- Soldier Field, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Chicago Freedom Movement
- Type
- inkjet prints
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Photography
- Race discrimination
- Singers (Musicians)
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Women
- 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
- 2013.140.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Bernard J. Kleina
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




