Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Photograph

Benedict J. Fernandez

Maker
American, 1936–2021

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."

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