Photograph of Jackie Bond and Goldie Frinks singing at the March on Washington: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Jackie Bond and Goldie Frinks singing during the March on Washington, August 28, 1963. Bond is centrally depicted, facing the viewer, singing. She is wearing dark, floral patterned blouse with a pin back button below her proper left shoulder. Standing behind Bond is a Frinks in a suit, tie, and dark banded fedora.

On the verso of the image are handwritten inscriptions that provide the subject, image date, event information, location, image number, and the signature of the photographer. There are also three (3) stamp marks in black ink in the bottom center and bottom right corner of the verso.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: August 28, 1963; printed later
• Photograph by: Leonard Freed, American, 1929 - 2006
• Subject of: Jacquelyn Bond Shropshire
• Subject of: Golden Asro Frinks, 1920 - 2004
• Subject of: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
• Printed by: Brigitte Freed, American
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 12 11/16 × 8 3/4 in. (32.2 × 22.3 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 × 10 7/8 in. (35.3 × 27.6 cm)
• Place captured: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Place printed: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Local and regional
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: Race relations
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2016.123.1.28
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brigitte Freed in memory of Leonard Freed
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

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: © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.