Dr. King enjoys lunch with his family after church in Atlanta
c. 1967-1968, printed 1989
Artist, American, 1936 - 2021
Artwork overview
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Medium
gelatin silver print
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Credit Line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Eastman Kodak Company and Michael S. Engl)
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Dimensions
image: 21 × 31 cm (8 1/4 × 12 3/16 in.)
sheet: 27.94 × 35.56 cm (11 × 14 in.) -
Accession
2016.22.99
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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
Exhibition History
1995
Countdown to Eternity, Photographs of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the 1960s by Ben Fernandez, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, January 14–February 20, 1995
Inscriptions
signed by artist, bottom right below image in gray ink: Benedict J Fernandez; bottom left below image: 15/50
Wikidata ID
Q64145139