Photograph by
Blair, James P., American, 1931 - 2021
Subject of
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
Date
1963; printed ca. 2021
Medium
ink on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 10 × 15 in. (25.4 × 38.1 cm)
H x W (paper): 13 × 19 in. (33 × 48.3 cm)
Caption
Printed caption from James P. Blair: Not a project, 1963, USA, The March on Washington. Everyone waited in great anticipation for Dr. King’s speach [sic] to begin.
Description
This is a color photograph of the 1963 March on Washington by James P. Blair. It depicts a large crowd gathered between the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. In the foreground of the image are rows of seated men and women. In the first row is a woman in a blue and white checked blouse. She is wearing sunglasses and has her right arm raised in the air waving an American flag. Seated in the row behind her are two men. On the right-hand side, the man wears a white shirt under a dark blazer and dark pants with a dark tie and a metal tie clip. He has sunglasses and short-brimmed hat. On the left-hand margin is a man wearing a short sleeve white button-down shirt. He has a green bow tie at his throat and a brown hat on his lap. Out of focus in the background is the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and the Washington Monument. The print is signed by the photographer at the lower left corner and labeled [6 of 9]. A caption by the photographer is printed along the bottom margin.
Place depicted
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Portfolio/Series
Not a Project
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Type
inkjet prints
Topic
Activism
Civil rights
Local and regional
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jim and Elise Blair
Object number
2021.67.6
Restrictions & Rights
© Estate of James P. Blair
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd576d7b654-bbc1-48a2-a054-2643bbe86d3f

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