Object Details
Created by
Henri Cartier-Bresson, French, 1908 - 2004
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Child or Children
Description
A crowd of people face away from the camera towards the Lincoln Memorial in the background. In the foreground, more people sit on the steps facing the camera.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Azalea Software, Inc.
Date
ca. 1957
Object number
2011.18.2
Restrictions & Rights
© Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Type
gelatin silver prints
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 9 5/16 x 14 1/16 in. (23.7 x 35.7 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 11 15/16 x 15 15/16 in. (30.3 x 40.5 cm)
H x W (Mat OD): 22 3/4 x 17 1/2 in. (57.8 x 44.5 cm)
Place depicted
Washington, District of Columbia, 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
Activism
Civil Rights
Local and regional
Photography
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2011.18.2