Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Nipsy Russell, Tony Bennett, and Harry Belafonte Speaking with the Press, Selma to Montgomery March: Museum Object and Cultural History
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Nipsy Russell, Tony Bennett, and Harry Belafonte Speaking with the Press, Selma to Montgomery March: Date: 1965. Photograph by: James H. Karales, American, 1930 - 2002. Created by: Rick Rhodes Photography & Imag
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white digital image Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Nipsey Russell, Tony Bennett, and Harry Belafonte speaking with members of the press. Kings stands left of center, wearing a Gatsby hat, button-up t-shirt and dark pants. He is holding hands with Russell. Russell stands smiling, wearing a dark suit, and looking toward King. Bennett can be seen behind his left shoulder. Belafonte stands beside him, smiling toward King, wearing a dark shirt rolled up at the sleeves. Men stand around them holding up cameras and microphones with recorders. A woman with a nurse's hat is behind Dr. King.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1965
- Photograph by: James H. Karales, American, 1930 - 2002
- Created by: Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
- Subject of: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Subject of: Nipsey Russell, American, 1918 - 2005
- Subject of: Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023
- Subject of: Tony Bennett, American, born 1926
- Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men
- Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women
- Type: digital images
- Type: digital media - born analog
- Medium: digital
- Dimensions: H x W: 3128 pixels × 4767 pixels
- Dimensions: File size: 14.27 MB
- Place captured: Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Activism
- Topic: Actors
- Topic: Civil Rights
- Topic: Communication
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Race relations
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2015.129.78
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Estate of James Karales Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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