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Created by:
Bernard Kleina, American  Search this
Subject of:
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 5 1/2 x 9 1/8 in. (14 x 23.2 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
Type:
inkjet prints
Place depicted:
Soldier Field, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Date:
July 10, 1966; printed 2012
Description:
A color photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at a podium with multiple microphones. He gazes downward at the podium. A hand holding a patterned umbrella, in focus, is visible at the left edge of the image. In the background, is a crowd of people, including a woman in a red shirt holding a black umbrella, and two men wearing glasses.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Photography  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:
2013.140.2
Restrictions & Rights:
© Bernard J. Kleina
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:
Media Arts-Photography
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
Chicago Freedom Movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dd86c41e-9816-40ea-be04-231efaae5f61
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.140.2