Reverend Kirkpatrick - Resurrection City, Wash. D.C.. - 1968: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This image depicts the Reverend Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick holding a guitar. Kirkpatrick led cultural programs at Resurrection City during the Poor People's Campaign. Wearing a dark blue denim shirt with brass buttons, he is viewed from below, giving him a monumental aspect. He holds the guitar against his torso and strums with his right hand. He gazes straight ahead, over the head of the photographer.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968
• Photograph by: Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
• Subject of: Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick, American, 1933 - 1986
• Signed by: Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
• Type: portraits
• Type: digital images
• Type: digital media - born analog
• Medium: digital
• Dimensions: H x W: 2124 pixels × 3218 pixels, 39.15 MB
• Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Folk (Music)
• Topic: Local and regional
• Topic: Men
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2014.116.32
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
• 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: © Robert Houston Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.