Created by:

Spider Martin, American, 1939 - 2003  Search this

Subject of:

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this

Coretta Scott King, American, 1927 - 2006  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Image): 9 1/8 x 13 9/16 in. (23.2 x 34.5 cm)

H x W (Image and Sheet): 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place depicted:

Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1965; printed 1995

Description:

A black-and-white photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King on the last night of the Selma to Montgomery march, which was called "Stars for Freedom" and featured artists such as Henry Belafonte Jr., Sammy Davis Jr., Peter, Paul, and Mary, Tony Bennett, and Nina Simone.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Photography  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2011.14.16

Restrictions & Rights:

© 1965 Spider Martin

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Selma to Montgomery Marches

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c1ce15b3-7373-4fd8-b311-0fcc4eca7102

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.14.16