Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Photograph
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
April 15, 1967
Gelatin silver print, printed ca. 1989
31.1 x 20.8 cm.
Gift of the photographer
1991.3005.0003
Inscriptions recto-(in ink, below image) "6/50"
(signed) "Benedict J. Fernandez"
verso: "While he was surrounded by the crowd before his speech at the United Nations on April 15, 1967, I dropped to my knees and caught Dr. King in a moment of deep thought. My determination in getting the photograph led to my eventual friendship with Dr. King and his family."
(signed) "Benedict J. Fernandez"
verso: "While he was surrounded by the crowd before his speech at the United Nations on April 15, 1967, I dropped to my knees and caught Dr. King in a moment of deep thought. My determination in getting the photograph led to my eventual friendship with Dr. King and his family."
