Photograph of Mahalia Jackson with Dr. Martin Luther King
Object Details
- Date
- ca. 1960
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Mahalia Jackson, American, 1911 - 1972
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Mahalia Jackson standing with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and an unidentified man. Jackson is in the center, wearing a light-colored lace dress and a large corsage of flowers and ribbons pinned to her proper left shoulder. King is to the right, wearing a dark-colored suit and tie. The unidentified man is on the left, wearing a lighter-colored suit and tie. All three individuals look down at an accordion folder held by the unidentified man; Dr. King is pointing at something on the folder with his proper left hand. Behind them is a wall with a repeating graphic print depicting a short staff of musical notes and outlines of musical instruments including trumpets, saxophones, banjos, trombones, and clarinets. There are no inscriptions or marks, front or back.
- Place captured
- United States, North and Central America
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- Gospel (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Paul & Claire Blumenfeld
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.141.3
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and sheet): 10 × 8 1/16 in. (25.4 × 20.5 cm)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2014.141.3
Photograph of Mahalia Jackson with Dr. Martin Luther King A black-and-white photograph of Mahalia Jackson standing with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and an unidentified man. Jackson is in the center, wearing a light-colored lace dress and a large corsage of flowers and ribbons pinned to her proper left shoulder. King is to the right, wearing a dark-colored suit and tie. The unidentified man is on the left, wearing a lighter-colored suit and tie. All three individuals look down at an accordion folder held by the unidentified man; Dr. King is pointing at something on the folder with his proper left hand. Behind them is a wall with a repeating graphic print depicting a short staff of musical notes and outlines of musical instruments including trumpets, saxophones, banjos, trombones, and clarinets. There are no inscriptions or marks, front or back.
H x W (Image and sheet): 10 × 8 1/16 in. (25.4 × 20.5 cm)