Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [Looking Pensive]
Artist
Walter Fischer
CultureAustrian
DateMay 26, 1963
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 10 1/8 × 8 in. (25.7 × 20.3 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 1/16 × 20 1/16 in. (40.8 × 51 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 1/16 × 20 1/16 in. (40.8 × 51 cm)
InscribedWritten on back in pencil: 04
Credit LinePurchase, gift of Dr. and Mrs. Paul Mansheim and in memory of Alice R. and Sol B. Frank
Object number2002.11.2
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a gelatin silver print of Martin Luther King, Jr. looking pensive.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. 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.
Ernest C. Withers
Dr. Martin Luther King is Confronted by police at the funeral of Medgar Evers, Jackson, Mississippi.
June 1963
Benedict J. Fernandez
April 6, 1968
Benedict J. Fernandez
April 15, 1967