Photographed by Scott Wolff. Scanned from a slide. Color corrected by Pat Cagney.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [Speaking at Podium]

Artist Walter Fischer

CultureAustrian

DateMay 26, 1963

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsOverall: 10 x 8 1/8 in. (25.4 x 20.6 cm)

InscribedWritten on back in pencil:; Dr. Martin Luther King; 26.5.1963; Rally for Freedom in L.A.

Credit LinePurchase, gift of Dr. and Mrs. Paul Mansheim and in memory of Alice R. and Sol B. Frank

Object number2002.11.1

Not on view

DescriptionThis is a gelatin silver print of Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking at a podium during the Rally for Freedom event.

Label TextWalter Fischer Austrian (dates unknown) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [Speaking at Podium], May 26, 1963 Gelatin-silver print Museum purchase, gift of Dr. and Mrs. Paul Mansheim and in memory of Alice R. and Sol B. Frank 2002.11.1 ProvenanceGalerie Clairefontaine, Luxembourg; Chrysler Museum of Art Purchase, gift of Dr. and Mrs. Paul Mansheim and in memory of Alice R. and Sol B. Frank, 2002. Exhibition History"Portraying a Nation: American Portrait Photography, 1850-2010," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, August 25, 2010 - September 11, 2011.Published ReferencesThis is part of a larger photo story that accompanied an interview by the journalist Marika Aba, and was intended for European publications. Check registration file for transcript.