A. Phillip Randolph
- Photograph by
- Espada, Frank, Puerto Rican, 1930 - 2014
- Subject of
- Randolph, A. Philip, American, 1889 - 1979
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Date
- 1964
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of A. Phillip Randolph giving a speech at an NAACP Convention in Albany, New York. The background is black with a single light illuminating from the upper right corner. Randolph is at the center, dressed in a black suit with a white dress shirt. He is standing in front of a microphone and podium. His proper right hand holds the edge of the podium and he is speaking into the microphone.
- There are two inscriptions on the front of the print identifying the subject and the photographer's signature. On the back of the print is a vertical line made with pencil.
- Place depicted
- Albany, Albany County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
- Object number
- 2021.53.23
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of Frank Espada
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.