Photograph by
Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Child or Children
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
Printed by
Freed, Brigitte, American
Inirio, Pablo
Date
August 28, 1963; printed 2013
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 8 11/16 × 12 15/16 in. (22 × 32.9 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 14 in. (27.7 × 35.5 cm)
Description
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of participants gathered under a tree during in the March on Washington, August 28, 1963. The tree is centrally depicted. A man in a white short-sleeve shirt, dark pants, and a hat leans against the trunk facing the viewer. Another man stands under the tree shade slightly to the left of the trunk and a third man, a woman and two (2) children are seated by the tree trunk on the right side. A walkway extends from the left foreground towards the right edge of the image. Dozens of people are depicted in the on the walkway and on the grassy areas in front and behind the walkway. The ground is heavily littered with paper debris and discarded signs.
On the verso of the image are handwritten inscriptions that provide publication information, image date, event information, location, image number, the name of the printer, and the signature of the donor. There is a stamp mark in black ink in the bottom right corner of the verso.
Place captured
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place printed
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Portfolio/Series
USA. March on Washington 1963.
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Activism
Civil rights
Local and regional
Photography
Politics
Race relations
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brigitte Freed in memory of Leonard Freed
Object number
2016.123.1.21
Restrictions & Rights
© Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5235814bd-7506-41f1-8599-ab1eef23ac00

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