Washington, D.C. • USA (March on Washington 8-28-1963)

Object Details

Date
1963; printed 2006 - 2009
Created by
Leonard Freed, American, 1929 - 2006
Subject of
Jacquelyn Bond Shropshire
Golden Asro Frinks, 1920 - 2004
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
Description
Silver gelatin photograh featuring a close-up of a man and woman at the March on Washington for Freedom and Jobs; she is clapping her hands and he holds her proper left arm and back of her head.
Place depicted
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Activism
Civil Rights
Local and regional
Photography
Singers (Musicians)
U.S. History, 1961-1969
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brigitte Freed in memory of Leonard Freed
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2009.36.13
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Restrictions & Rights
© Leonard Freed/Magnum
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 12 15/16 x 8 1/2 in. (32.9 x 21.7 cm)
H x W (Image and Sheet): 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d57a860d-d6ff-463b-8adc-a50d72bc69a4
Record ID
nmaahc_2009.36.13
Silver gelatin photograh featuring a close-up of a man and woman at the March on Washington for Freedom and Jobs; she is clapping her hands and he holds her proper left arm and back of her head. H x W (Image): 12 15/16 x 8 1/2 in. (32.9 x 21.7 cm) H x W (Image and Sheet): 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)