Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. being greeted by supporters
Artist
Dan Budnik
(born 1933 Long Island, New York)
Sitter
Martin Luther King Jr.
(1929 Atlanta, Georgia - 1968 Memphis, Tennessee)
Date3/24/1965
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase, 1997 General Obligation Bonds
Object numberPC1999.53.52
DescriptionDr. Martin Luther King Jr. greets supporters near Montgomery, Alabama during the Selma to Montgomery march in this black and white photograph. There is a large crowd of marchers visible in the photo, both in the background and in the foreground. In the front four men take up most of the photograph. The man on the left edge of the photograph is wearing a black shirt, a fuzzy hat and glasses. He also has his left arm linked withDr. King's right. Next to him is Dr. Martin luther King Jr. who is wearing a light-colored shirt and hat. Dr. King is enthusiastically shaking the hand of a photographer with a large smile on his face. Next to Dr, King is a man in a suit and tie with short hair and glasses looking towards the ground. The last man of the four is a large man in a coat with a white shirt and tie. He also has on a dark hat and holds a camera in his left hand as he uses his right to shake Dr. King's. There is a traffic light, telephone pole, and a few trees visible in the background.On View
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