Dr. Benjamin Spock, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Monsignor Rice of Pittsburgh march in the Solidarity Day Parade at the United Nations Building

April 1967, printed 1989

Benedict J. Fernandez

Associated Names
Benedict J. Fernandez

Artist, American, 1936 - 2021

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The image shows an outdoor scene from a slightly elevated point of view. A man in a suit is on a sidewalk, with a stone wall in the foreground. Parked vintage cars line the horizon beyond trees and a curving road. The background is filled with tall trees casting dappled shadows. Two people are walking beyond the wall. The image is black and white, with sharp details, clear lines, and high contrast between light and shadow.

In the front yard of his Atlanta home, Dr. King takes time out for a game of catch with his sons

Benedict J. Fernandez

1967

Countdown to Eternity: Photographs of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in the1960s

Benedict J. Fernandez

1967

This is an image of an office space with a large bookshelf filled with books, trophies, a wooden desk with paperwork and books, and various decorations on the walls.

Dr. King in his office at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Headquarters in Atlanta

Benedict J. Fernandez

1967

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Benedict J. Fernandez, North Bergen, NJ; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1992; acquired by NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, bottom right below image in gray ink: Benedict J Fernandez; bottom left below image: 15/50

Wikidata ID

Q64145134

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