Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Dexter Scott King

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Object Details

Photograph by

James H. Karales, American, 1930 - 2002

Created by

Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American

Subject of

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968

Dexter Scott King, American, 1961 - 2024

Description

A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his son, Dexter Scott King. Dr. King, wearing a white shirt and dark tie, holds his son over his head with both arms. Dexter Scott King is pictured looking at the camera with his left arm resting on Dr. King's right shoulder. He wears a light colored shirt with plaid overalls. Dr. King is sitting in a chair against a window in the interior of their home.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales

Date

1962

Object number

2015.129.22

Restrictions & Rights

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

portraits

digital images

digital media - born analog

Medium

digital

Dimensions

H x W: 4361 pixels × 3072 pixels

File size: 12.82 MB

Place captured

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Children

Civil Rights

Domestic life

Families

Fatherhood

Photography

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58cd3cec3-96c4-4c4c-9f46-9ed2f558ffa7

Record ID

nmaahc_2015.129.22