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Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King

Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King
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Artist
Benedict J. Fernandez, 29 Apr 1936 - 31 Jan 2021
Sitter
Martin Luther King, Jr., 15 Jan 1929 - 4 Apr 1968
Coretta Scott King, 27 Apr 1927 - 30 Jan 2006
Date
1967 (printed 1989)
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 21cm x 31.1 cm (8 1/4" x 12 1/4")
Sheet: 27.8cm x 35.2 cm (10 15/16" x 13 7/8")
Mount: 35.4cm x 45.6 cm (13 15/16" x 17 15/16")
Topic
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Architecture\Window
Interior\Domestic\Dining room
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table\Dining table
Coretta Scott King: Female
Coretta Scott King: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist
Coretta Scott King: Congressional Gold Medal
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Male
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\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.: Presidential Medal of Freedom
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Congressional Gold Medal
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Eastman Kodak Professional Photography Division, the Engl Trust, and Benedict J. Fernandez
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© Benedict J. Fernandez
Object number
S/NPG.91.47.6
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view