Martin Luther King Jr.’s Chair

A black-and-white photograph of a chair owned by Martin Luther King Jr., by Platon. At the center of the photograph is a leather, wingback chair on a four ball caster, metal, swivel base. The chair appears to be dark leather. The wings of the chair flare outwards and stretch down to the flared armrests. The top of the backrest is parabola shaped. The seat is a thin, plain cushion. The background of the photograph is bright white. The photograph has a thick white border. The edition number, [5/12], is printed in the bottom left corner. The photographer’s signature and date, [Platon 19], is handwritten in the bottom right corner. Inside the border, at the bottom center, is the photographer’s embossed mark: [PLATON ? / EDITIONED ? / PRINT ?[encircled between two bands of embossed dots]]. The back of the photograph is plain and white.