Photograph by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Roy Wilkins, American, 1901 - 1981  Search this

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909  Search this

Used by:

The Chicago Defender, American, founded 1905  Search this

Medium:

ink on zinc

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 5 9/16 × 3 7/8 × 1/16 in. (14.1 × 9.8 × 0.2 cm)

Type:

printing plates

portraits

Place made:

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1968

Description:

A printing plate of Roy Wilkins, Executive Director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Wilkins is featured standing at a podium, his proper left hand is holding the edge of the podium and his head is tilted towards his proper right side. He is dressed wearing a suit and a striped tie. The back has an inscription in black that reads [Roy Wilkins / 51,476].

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Black Press  Search this

Business  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Mass media  Search this

U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Chicago Defender Publishing Company

Object number:

2012.18.5.7

Restrictions & Rights:

© Chicago Defender Publishing Company

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

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Tools and Equipment

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd592cb27df-e5e6-4813-8552-d167ce7c10db

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.18.5.7