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Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Artist
Ernest C. Withers, 7 Aug 1922 - 15 Oct 2007
Sitter
Martin Luther King, Jr., 15 Jan 1929 - 4 Apr 1968
Ralph David Abernathy, 11 Mar 1926 - 17 Apr 1990
Date
1956 (printed later)
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 37.7 x 45.3cm (14 13/16 x 17 13/16")
Sheet: 40.5 x 50.3cm (15 15/16 x 19 13/16")
Mat: 55.9 x 71.1cm (22 x 28")
Topic
Interior
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Ralph David Abernathy: Male
Ralph David Abernathy: Literature\Writer
Ralph David Abernathy: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist\Civil rights leader
Ralph David Abernathy: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Minister
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Male
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist\Civil rights leader
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Minister
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Nobel Prize
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Presidential Medal of Freedom
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Congressional Gold Medal
Portrait
Place
United States\Alabama\Montgomery
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution © Dr. Ernest C. Withers, Sr. courtesy of the Withers Family Trust www.witherscollection.org
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© Ernest C. Withers
Object number
NPG.98.56
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view
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