Martin Luther King

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Object Details

Artist

Ben Shahn, born Kovno, Lithuania 1898-died New York City 1969

Sitter

Jr. Martin Luther King

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Michael J. Ettner

Date

1966

Object number

2021.88.247

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Graphic Arts-Print

Medium

wood engraving by Stefan Martin, after a drawing by Ben Shahn

Dimensions

18 5/8 × 15 1/4 in. (47.3 × 38.7 cm)

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department

Graphic Arts

Data Source

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Topic

Occupation\religion\clergy

Occupation\other\reformer

Portrait male

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7f104c78b-527e-4286-9132-459b95093ca5

Record ID

saam_2021.88.247