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Dr. King in Lorraine Motel after the March Against Fear, Memphis
Dr. King in Lorraine Motel after the March Against Fear, Memphis
Dr. King in Lorraine Motel after the March Against Fear, Memphis
© Withers Family Trust

Dr. King in Lorraine Motel after the March Against Fear, Memphis

Artist (American, 1922 - 2007)
Date1966
MediumGelatin silver print, printed from original negative in 1999
DimensionsComposition: 17 13/16 x 18 in. (45.2 x 45.7 cm)
Sheet: 23 7/8 x 20 in. (60.6 x 50.8 cm)
Mat: 30 x 28 in. (76.2 x 71.1 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineMemphis Brooks Museum of Art purchase with funds provided by Ernest and Dorothy Withers, Panopticon Gallery, Inc., Waltham, MA, Landon and Carol Butler, The Deupree Family Foundation, and The Turley Foundation
Object number2005.3.112
ProvenancePanopticon Gallery, Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts, 2005
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