Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Object Details

Artist

Charles Arthur Wells, Jr., 24 Dec 1935 - 31 Oct 2017

Sitter

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

Provenance

Charles Arthur Wells, Jr. [b. 1935]; gift to NPG 1971

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of an anonymous donor

Date

1970

Object number

NPG.71.52

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

Type

Sculpture

Medium

Alabaster

Dimensions

27.5cm (10 13/16"), Accurate

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache

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

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