Seriousness of Purpose
- Created by
- Terry, Roderick, American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Million Man March, American, founded 1995
- Printed by
- Penn Camera, American, 1954 - 2012
- Date
- October 16, 1995
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 10 5/8 x 13 11/16 in. (27 x 34.8 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
- Description
- This black-and-white photograph depicts men standing in the crowd of the Million Man March. The three men in the foreground look past the viewer with stern expressions. Two wear jackets and one wears a white sweatshirt decorated with faces of African American community leaders and the words "Million Man March." The figure to his left wears headphones around his neck and carries a pennant on a stick that reads "DAY OF ATONEMENT." The crowd recedes into a background of trees.
- Place depicted
- National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- One Million Strong
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Local and regional
- Men
- Photography
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Roderick Terry
- Object number
- 2013.99.20
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Roderick Terry