Object Details
- Created by
- Burk Uzzle, American, born 1938
- Subject of
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of an airport taxiway with American Airlines plane in background. Two gentleman with backs to camera with raised fists in center of image and armed officer in right foreground.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1968; printed 2012
- Object number
- 2012.108.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Burk Uzzle
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 11 7/8 x 17 3/4 in. (30.2 x 45.1 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 16 x 19 15/16 in. (40.6 x 50.6 cm)
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- Wilson, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Funeral
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- Photography
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.108.5
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd505331725-35f6-45e3-880f-d616c67ef2bd
