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
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Child or Children
- 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): 8 3/4 × 13 in. (22.2 × 33 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (28 × 35.5 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of the Rev. Jesse Jackson with participants during the twentieth anniversary of the March on Washington, August 27, 1983. Jackson is depicted from the waist up facing the viewer. He is standing with his arms akimbo and looking slightly off to the right side of the image towards a man standing in profile. 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. Behind him are several standing and sitting participants. The participant standing behind Jackson on the left side of the image is a boy wearing a sleeveless t-shirt and three (3) pinback buttons on his 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
- 2016.123.2.20
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.