Object Details
Photograph by
Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
Subject of
Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick, American, 1933 - 1986
Signed by
Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
Description
This image depicts the Reverend Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick holding a guitar. Kirkpatrick led cultural programs at Resurrection City during the Poor People's Campaign. Wearing a dark blue denim shirt with brass buttons, he is viewed from below, giving him a monumental aspect. He holds the guitar against his torso and strums with his right hand. He gazes straight ahead, over the head of the photographer.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
Date
May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968
Object number
2014.116.32
Restrictions & Rights
© Robert Houston
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: 2124 pixels × 3218 pixels, 39.15 MB
Place depicted
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
African American - Latinx Solidarity
Poor People's Campaign
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Activism
Civil Rights
Communities
Folk (Music)
Local and regional
Men
Photography
Resistance
Social reform
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.116.32