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Martin Luther King, Jr.

National Portrait Gallery

Object Details

Artist
Ernst Haas, 2 Mar 1921 - 12 Sep 1986
Sitter
Martin Luther King Jr., 15 Jan 1929 - 4 Apr 1968
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
April 11, 1963
Object number
NPG.85.87
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© Ernst Haas / Getty Images
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 34.4 × 22.6 cm (13 9/16 × 8 7/8")
Sheet: 35.4 × 28.1 cm (13 15/16 × 11 1/16")
Mat: 55.9 × 40.7 cm (22 × 16")
Place
United States\Alabama\Jefferson\Birmingham
See more items in
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Location
Currently not on view
National Portrait Gallery
Topic
Printed Material
Costume\Jewelry\Ring
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
Printed Material\Papers
Equipment\Sound Devices\Microphone
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Home Furnishings\Drinking vessel\Glass
Equipment\Camera
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
Costume\Jewelry\Watch\Wrist watch
Martin Luther King Jr.: Male
Martin Luther King Jr.: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Social reformer\Civil rights activist\Civil rights leader
Martin Luther King Jr.: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Minister
Martin Luther King Jr.: Nobel Prize
Martin Luther King Jr.: Civilian awards\Presidential Medal of Freedom
Martin Luther King Jr.: Civilian awards\Congressional Gold Medal
Portrait
Record ID
npg_NPG.85.87
Metadata Usage (text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm42e6fe8cc-163e-4238-b487-0d0cb7d1289d

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