Dr. Martin Luther King

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Object Details

Artist

Nel Laughon, 10 May 1946 - 28 Mar 2011

Helen Laughon, 25 Dec 1919 - 21 Jan 2018

Sitter

Martin Luther King Jr., 15 Jan 1929 - 4 Apr 1968

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the family of Helen & Nel Laughon. The Laughon Collection care and digitization project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.

Date

n.d.a.

Object number

NPG.2024.52

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

Type

Silhouette

Medium

Cut paper on paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 27.9 × 21.6 cm (11 × 8 1/2")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Silhouette\Cut-out

Martin Luther King Jr.: Male

Martin Luther King Jr.: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Social reformer\Civil rights activist\Civil rights leader

Martin Luther King Jr.: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Minister

Martin Luther King Jr.: Nobel Prize

Martin Luther King Jr.: Civilian awards\Presidential Medal of Freedom

Martin Luther King Jr.: Civilian awards\Congressional Gold Medal

Portrait

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