Photograph of participants at the 20th Anniversary March on Washington
- Photograph by
- Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- President Reagan, Ronald, American, 1911 - 2004
- Federation For Progress, American, founded 1982
- Printed by
- Freed, Brigitte, American
- Inirio, Pablo
- Subject of
- 20th Anniversary March on Washington, founded 1983
- Date
- August 27, 1983; printed 2013
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 7/8 × 13 1/8 in. (22.5 × 33.3 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 13 15/16 in. (27.9 × 35.4 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of participants crowded around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool during the twentieth anniversary of the March on Washington, August 27, 1983. The Reflecting Pool is centrally depicted with a participant standing in the center of the pool holding a sign. In the foreground are two (2) large protest signs depicting [WANTED] posters of Ronald Reagan held up by the crowd. The sign on the left reads [Ronnie Reagan / CUT THE MILITARY / FUND HUMAN NEEDS / FEDERATION / FOR PROGRESS]. The base of the Washington Monument is depicted in the background.
- On the verso of the image are handwritten inscriptions that provide the image date, event information, location, and the image number. There are also two (2) stamp marks 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. Second March on Washington.
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Labor
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Political organizations
- Politics
- Race relations
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- 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
- 2016.123.2.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.