Title from caption on object: “Civil Rights Marchers”

August 28, 1963

Warren K. Leffler

Associated Names
Warren K. Leffler

Artist, American, 1926 - 2014

Associated Press

Publisher

This is a photograph showing a large gathering at a national landmark. The image features a long reflecting pool leading towards a tall obelisk in the distance. Dense crowds fill the open space on either side of the reflecting pool. Rows of trees line the pool, with various buildings visible in the background against a clear sky. The scene conveys a historical and monumental ambiance, emphasizing the scale of the crowd and architectural features.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print with applied color

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.8 × 21.5 cm (6 5/8 × 8 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 18 × 22.7 cm (7 1/16 × 8 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.457

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

crop marks in black ink across top, along left edge, and along right edge; crop mark in white paint across bottom; on verso, upper center printed in black ink on applied barcode label: AFR-45-BS; upper right stamped in black ink inverted: OTHER; upper right stamped in black ink perpendicular: REVIEW OF THE YEAR 1963 / NO CUT FILED / 556-268 E; upper right stamped in red ink perpendicular: DEC27 1963 E; by unknown hand, upper right in graphite circled: F; center left printed in black ink on applied paper: L15955 / ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO FROM NEW YORK / CAUTION:USE CREDIT / CIVIL RIGHTS MARCHERS / ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF 1963 WAS THE / CIVIL RIGHTS MARCH ON THE CAPITAL. THE / HUGE CROWDS WHICH POURED INTO WASHING- / TON FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY JAMMED / THE AREA IN FRONT OF THE LINCOLN MEMOR- / IAL AND AROUND THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT / REFLECTION POOL FOR THE CIVIL RIGHTS / CEREMONIES. THIS VIEW WAS TAKEN FROM / THE TOP OF THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL. / IFY 924P 12/11/63 / WA LD TYP MLA; by unknown hand, center illegible print marks in graphite

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