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Aretha Franklin, SCLC convention, Club Paradise, Memphis, TN

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Created by

    Dr. Ernest C. Withers, American, 1922 - 2007

    Subject of

    Aretha Franklin, American, 1942 - 2018
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957

    Description

    Aretha Franklin is seated, wearing a white jacket with feathery cuffs, and sings into a microphone.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Date

    July 1968

    Object number

    2009.16.19

    Restrictions & Rights

    © Ernest C. Withers Trust
    Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    gelatin silver prints
    portraits

    Medium

    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

    Dimensions

    H x W: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

    Place depicted

    Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    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)
    Photography
    Rhythm and blues (Music)
    Singers (Musicians)
    U.S. History, 1961-1969

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd565ce3768-581a-489c-a519-91b48aa6e44a

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2009.16.19

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