Photograph of Rev. Jesse Jackson at the 20th Anniversary March on Washington
- Photograph by
- Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
- Subject of
- Rev. Jackson, Jesse, American, born 1941
- 20th Anniversary March on Washington, founded 1983
- Printed by
- Freed, Brigitte, American
- Inirio, Pablo
- Date
- August 27, 1983; printed 2013
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 13 × 8 3/4 in. (33 × 22.2 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 × 11 in. (35.4 × 27.9 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of the Rev. Jesse Jackson during the twentieth anniversary of the March on Washington, August 27, 1983. Jackson is depicted in bust pose facing the viewer. He is looking slightly off towards the right side of the image. Jackson is wearing a dark button down shirt with decorative epaulettes on each shoulder secured with buttons near the collar, and matching decorative elements over the chest.
- On the verso of the image are handwritten inscriptions that provide the image date, event information, location, image number, the name of the printer, and the signature of the donor. 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
- portraits
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Local and regional
- Photography
- 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
- 2016.123.2.19
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.