- Photograph by
- Platon, British, born 1968
- Subject of
- McNair, Denise, American, 1951 - 1963
- 16th Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1873
- Date
- 2010; printed 2019
- Medium
- pigment on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 19 3/4 × 15 1/16 in. (50.1 × 38.2 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)
- H x W (matted): 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Carol Denise McNair’s dress, by Platon. The child sized dress was owned by McNair, one of the four girls killed during the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Bombing in Birmingham, Alabama that took place on September 15, 1963. The light tone, knee length dress has puffed, three quarters length sleeves with gathered cuffs edged in lace. The dress is also gathered at the waist and embellished with a row of embroidered daisies. The dress has a short round neckline with a lace frill and a plain hemline. The background of the photograph is solid black. The photograph has a thick white border. The edition number, [5/12], is printed in the bottom left corner. The photographer’s signature and date, [Platon 19], is handwritten in the bottom right corner. Inside the border, at the bottom center, is the photographer’s embossed mark: [PLATON ? / EDITIONED ? / PRINT ?[encircled between two bands of embossed dots]]. The back of the photograph is plain and white.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place captured
- Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- pigment prints
- Topic
- Activism
- Baptist
- Children
- Civil rights
- Clothing and dress
- Hate crimes
- Photography
- Race discrimination
- Religion
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Platon
- Object number
- 2021.33.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Platon
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




