Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. April 3, 1968
Object Details
- Date
- ca. 2018
- Designed by
- Gail Anderson, American, born 1962
- Subject of
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Caption
- Gail Anderson is a New York based designer and partner at Anderson Newton Design. Since 1987, Anderson has worked in the field of design at design firms, advertising agencies, and publications. Her work has received awards from major design organizations, including the Society of Publication Designers and the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA). In 2008 she received a Lifetime Achievement Medal from the AIGA. Anderson currently works as Creative Director at the School of Visual Arts Press and is on the Citizen Stamp Advisory Committee for the US Post Office. In 2013, the US Postal Service commissioned Anderson to design the commemorative stamp for the sesquicentennial of the Emancipation Proclamation. Anderson was only the second African American designer tapped to design a commemorative stamp, the first being Georg Olden who designed the Proclamation’s 100th anniversary stamp in 1963.
- Description
- This is a black-and-white poster with an illustrated image of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. next to a quote from his final speech, delivered in Memphis on April 3, 1968. The poster is a square piece of off-white paper filled from margin to margin with large hand-lettered bubble font. The letters are outlined in black and are off-white in the center. The quote reads, "Like anybody, I would like to live a long life – longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And he's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over, and I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land." In the bottom right quadrant is an illustrated portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He is shown from the chest up, and only the right-hand shoulder. His head is turned towards his right shoulder, and he is gazing slightly upwards. He wears a dark suit and tie over a collared shirt. Along the bottom margin is small black text that reads “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. April 3, 1968.”
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Art
- Civil Rights
- Design
- Education
- Graphic design
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gail Anderson
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2020.11.20
- Type
- posters
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Gail Anderson
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 24 × 24 in. (61 × 61 cm)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2020.11.20
This is a black-and-white poster with an illustrated image of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. next to a quote from his final speech, delivered in Memphis on April 3, 1968. The poster is a square piece of off-white paper filled from margin to margin with large hand-lettered bubble font. The letters are outlined in black and are off-white in the center. The quote reads, "Like anybody, I would like to live a long life - longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And he's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over, and I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land." In the bottom right quadrant is an illustrated portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He is shown from the chest up, and only the right-hand shoulder. His head is turned towards his right shoulder, and he is gazing slightly upwards. He wears a dark suit and tie over a collared shirt. Along the bottom margin is small black text that reads "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. April 3, 1968." H x W: 24 × 24 in. (61 × 61 cm)