Photograph by
Adelman, Bob, American, 1930 - 2016
Subject of
Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
Date
August 28, 1963; printed 2007
Medium
photographic gelatin and silver on developing-out paper
Dimensions
H x W: 16 × 11 1/2 in. (40.6 × 29.2 cm)
Description
Black and white gelatin silver developed-out photographic print of Rosa Parks at the March on Washington. She is pictured from the waist up, standing within a crowd. She wears dark gloves, pearl necklace and a light-colored jacket with a round pin-back button on the proper left-side reading [MARCH ON WASHINGTON / FOR JOBS & FREEDOM / AUGUST 28, 1963]. Her gloved hands are held in front of her chest with her fingers interlaced. She stares straight ahead. At right is the close up partial profile of a man is in the right foreground. Out of focus in the background is a crowd of several more figures behind her. On the verso is the photographer's stamp in black ink at center and a graphite inscription at bottom center reading "PF144236."
Place depicted
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Activism
Civil rights
Photography
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2021.29
Restrictions & Rights
© Bob Adelman Archive
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58d654e91-f2f6-4e47-9ee0-f8c746c8baab

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