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Selma to Montgomery March, Alabama
Selma to Montgomery March, Alabama
Selma to Montgomery March, Alabama
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Selma to Montgomery March, Alabama

Artist (American, 1930 - 2002)
Date1965
(not assigned)Selma, Alabama
(not assigned)Montgomery, Alabama
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsSheet: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Composition: 14 × 20 in. (35.6 × 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineMemphis Brooks Museum of Art purchase; funds provided by Jeniam Foundation and the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Collections Management Committee; 100 Gifts for 100 Years, 1916-2016
Object number2014.3
Provenance(sale) Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, New York, 2014
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