Object Details
Photograph by
Aaron Stanley Tretick, American, 1921 - 1999
Subject of
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
Description
A digital color image of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. giving a speech.
King is depicted close up, in profile. He holds his proper right hand in front of his face, both of which are bathed in light while the rest of the photograph who blends into the black background.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kitty Kelley and the Estate of Stanley Tretick
Date
ca. 1963
Object number
2016.157.67
Restrictions & Rights
© Smithsonian Institution
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
portraits
digital images
digital media - born analog
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 3799 pixels × 2904 pixels
File size: 31.59 MB
Place captured
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title
Stanley Tretick Photography 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_2016.157.67