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Dr. Martin Luther King just before he speaks at Birmingham

1963, printed 2010

Artists

Danny LyonArtist
Classification
Photographs
Technique
Gelatin silver print
Culture
American
Century
20th century
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Department
Department of Photographs

Dimensions

32.7 x 22 cm (12 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.) sheet: 35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.)

Provenance

Anonymous donor, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2012.

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