Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Owned by:

Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016  Search this

Subject of:

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

Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994  Search this

Medium:

lithographic ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W x D (framed): 14 15/16 x 12 x 15/16 in. (37.9 x 30.5 x 2.4 cm)

Type:

chromolithographs

portraits

Place collected:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1960-1970

Description:

Framed portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. Frame is black with gold detail surrounding the inner edge. Image shows King, Jr. in dark suit and tie. Tie is pinstriped blue and white with white polka dots. Along the bottom of the image is a small horizontal white band with black cursive text reading "We Shall Overcome". The print is covered in plastic within the frame.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Black Enterprise  Search this

Business  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Photography  Search this

Social reform  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.

Object number:

2013.27.5ab

Restrictions & Rights:

© Rolls Press/Popperfoto/Getty Images

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

Mae's Millinery Shop Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5db4696e7-1997-4c09-b3ac-e63a2a7a0b5a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.27.5ab