Photograph by
Thompson, Don, American
Subject of
Franklin, John Hope, American, 1915 - 2009
Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1905
Date
1995; printed 2014
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 10 7/8 × 13 7/8 in. (27.6 × 35.3 cm)
Description
A black-and-white gelatin silver print portrait of historian John Hope Franklin, survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Franklin is depicted standing on N. Greenwood Ave. in Tulsa, Oklahoma, beneath the US-412 overpass. He wears a light colored suit jacket, white shirt and a dark colored paisley necktie. He is standing with his arms behind his back and is looking directly at the camera. Vernon Chapel A.M.E. Church is in the background. An adhesive label on the verso has the photographer's printed name and contact information as well as [John Hope Franklin - 1995] in bold italicized text and the photographer's signature [Don Thompson 2014] in graphite.
Place depicted
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
African Methodist Episcopal
American South
American West
Communities
Methodist
Photography
Race relations
Religion
The Black Church
Tulsa Race Massacre
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the photographer, Don Thompson
Object number
2014.206.10
Restrictions & Rights
© Don Thompson
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5eb221ad6-c668-4b7d-9e33-04480fdd48f2

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