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Photograph by:
Leonard Freed, American, 1929 - 2006  Search this
Subject of:
Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963  Search this
Printed by:
Brigitte Freed, American  Search this
Pablo Inirio  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 8 9/16 × 13 in. (21.7 × 33 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 10 15/16 × 14 in. (27.8 × 35.5 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Place captured:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place printed:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
August 28, 1963; printed 2013
Description:
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of three (3) women participating in the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. Depicted in the right foreground of the image is a woman’s smiling face in profile. She is looking to the left edge of the image. Depicted center is the head and shoulders of a woman wearing sunglasses, facing the woman in profile. On the left side of the image, in the background, is another woman wearing a medium-toned top with a round button with a rectangular base pinned below her proper right shoulder. She is clasping a pair of sunglasses in her hands.
On the verso of the image are handwritten inscriptions that provide publication information, image date, event information, location, image number, and the signature of the donor. There are also three (3) stamp marks in black ink in the bottom right corner of the verso.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Local and regional  Search this
Photography  Search this
Politics  Search this
Race relations  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 Brigitte Freed in memory of Leonard Freed
Object number:
2016.123.1.8
Restrictions & Rights:
© Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc
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
Portfolio/Series:
USA. March on Washington 1963.
Classification:
Photographs and Still Images
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ca7463a9-e119-4535-acd2-c73392184e2b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.123.1.8