Object Details
Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Mahalia Jackson, American, 1911 - 1972
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
Unidentified Man or Men
Description
A black-and-white photograph of Mahalia Jackson standing with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and an unidentified man. Jackson is in the center, wearing a light-colored lace dress and a large corsage of flowers and ribbons pinned to her proper left shoulder. King is to the right, wearing a dark-colored suit and tie. The unidentified man is on the left, wearing a lighter-colored suit and tie. All three individuals look down at an accordion folder held by the unidentified man; Dr. King is pointing at something on the folder with his proper left hand. Behind them is a wall with a repeating graphic print depicting a short staff of musical notes and outlines of musical instruments including trumpets, saxophones, banjos, trombones, and clarinets. There are no inscriptions or marks, front or back.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Paul & Claire Blumenfeld
Date
ca. 1960
Object number
2014.141.3
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image and sheet): 10 × 8 1/16 in. (25.4 × 20.5 cm)
Place captured
United States, North and Central America
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Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Civil Rights
Gospel (Music)
Singers (Musicians)
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.141.3