Created by:

Bernard Kleina, American  Search this

Subject of:

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

Albert Raby, American, 1933 - 1988  Search this

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Image): 6 11/16 x 7 1/2 in. (17 x 19.1 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)

Type:

portraits

inkjet prints

Place depicted:

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

Date:

July 24, 1965; printed 2012

Description:

A color photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Albert Raby, and Ralph Abernathy. Dressed in black suits and white shirts the three men are standing in front of a microphone. Dr. King is facing the viewer and looking to the viewer's right. Beside him is Albert Raby, with a flower on his lapel, looking away from the viewer to the left. Behind both of them is Ralph Abernathy. He is gazing at the viewer over Dr. King's left shoulder.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Photography  Search this

Race discrimination  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 Bernard J. Kleina and Susan Keleher Kleina

Object number:

2013.140.12

Restrictions & Rights:

© Bernard J. Kleina

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

See more items in:

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Photographs and Still Images

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Chicago Freedom Movement

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd512329a18-1ee0-4acf-bfa7-9a8c3249c1be

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.140.12