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. This is the moment that shall always be rembered [sic], his benediction. “Free at Last! Free at Last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!”
Description
This is a color photograph of the 1963 March on Washington by James P. Blair. The image depicts Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at a podium with many microphones attached to its back. He shown from his left-hand side and slightly from below. He wears a black suit jacket and black tie over a white button-down shirt. There is a black and white March on Washington pin-back button on his left lapel. Dr. King is waving with his right hand and his mouth is open. A man’s face is visible in profile just behind Dr. King. He wears a brown hat. The back of three people’s heads are visible in the foreground of the image. One person is wearing a light-colored hat. The print is signed by the photographer at the lower left corner and labeled [8 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
2021.67.8
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/fd5d59f435e-ff86-42de-b763-fc10b63c0feb

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