New photography by Ed Pollard captured with a digital camera-2006.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Speaking at the United Nations

Artist Benedict J. Fernandez (American, b. 1936)

CultureAmerican

DateApril 15, 1967

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 12 5/16 × 8 3/16 in. (31.3 × 20.8 cm)
Overall: 13 7/8 × 11 in. (35.2 × 27.9 cm)
Overall, Mat: 24 1/16 × 20 in. (61.1 × 50.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Kodak and Michael S. Engl

Object number97.17.7

Not on view

DescriptionThis gelatin silver print depicts Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. addressing the crowd outside the United Nations. Flags from Dag Hammarskjold Plaza fly in the rear. Here he made his speech declaring the war in Vietnam a racist war before an estimated 500,000 people. This print is a profile of Dr. King with about 8 microphones in front of him. The background is blured.

Label TextDr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Speaking at the United Nations, New York City April 15, 1967 Gelatin silver print, ca. 1989 Gift of Kodak and Michael S. Engl 97.17.7 Outside of the United Nations building, in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, Dr. King addresses the crowd, with flags flying in the rear. Before an estimated 500,000 people he declared the war in Vietnam a racist war. This soured his relations with President Lyndon Baines Johnson and cost him the support of many Civil Rights Movement activists. Approval Date: 09/2008Exhibition History"Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, from the Museum Collection", THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM OF ART, NORFOLK, VA, February 6 - May 31, 1998. "History of Photography," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photography Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va, Fall, 2001. "Countdown to Eternity: Photographs of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Ben Fernandez," Kaufman Theatre Lobby, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA., September 26, 2008 - March 1, 2009.