Photographed by Scott Wolff. Scanned from a slide.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with Ralph Abernathy and Sammy Davis, Jr.

Artist Walter Fischer

CultureAustrian

DateMay 26, 1963

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 8 × 10 1/16 in. (20.3 × 25.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 1/16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.8 × 50.5 cm)

InscribedBlack ink stamps on back:; Walter Fischer ; 7120 Lexington Ave.; Hollywood 46, Calif.; Photos by Walter Fischer; ; Red ink stamp:; Presse-Agentur; L. Dukas; FI 13; Bellerivestrasse 30a; Zurich 8/ Tel. 34 55 90; ; Written on back in ink marker: 9.;

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

Object number2002.11.3

Not on view

DescriptionThis is a gelatin silver print of Martin Luther King, Jr. with Ralph Abernathy and Sammy Davis, Jr.

Label TextWalter Fischer Austrian (20th century) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with Ralph Abernathy and Sammy Davis, Jr., May 26, 1963 Gelatin-silver print Purchase, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Paul Mansheim and in memory of Alice R. and Sol B. Frank 2002.11.3 ~ This photograph was made at the Rally for Freedom held in Los Angeles on May 26th, 1963. The purpose of this rally, held shortly after Martin Luther King, Jr., was released from the Birmingham Jail, was to raise funds for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Specifically, it was to aid his organization in meeting the cost of bail and appeal bonds. Approximately 30,000 people attended, and over a quarter of a million dollars were raised. Among those attending were Mel Ferrer, Sammy Davis, Jr., May Britt, Dorothy Dandridge, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Rita Moreno, and Tony Franciosa. The honorary chairman of the Rally was Edmund G. Brown, governor of California. Walter Fischer was an Austrian photographer who made these photographs to accompany an interview by the journalist Marika Aba. Edited By: GLY Edited Date: 03/27/2003ProvenanceGalerie 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.