2.2002.598: The March From Selma to Montgomery

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2.2002.598

People

Matt Herron, American (Rochester, New York 1931 - 2020 Lake County, California)

Title

The March From Selma to Montgomery

Other Titles

Series/Book Title: Civil Rights Portfolio, Mother Jones International Fund for Documentary Photography

Classification

Photographs

Work Type

photograph

Date

1965, printed later

Places

Creation Place: North America, United States, Alabama

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/158567

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

18.9 x 34.5 cm (7 7/16 x 13 9/16 in.)
sheet: 27.7 x 35.3 cm (10 7/8 x 13 7/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: verso, t.l., in graphite: The March from Selma to Montgomery, 1965
• inscription: verso, b.l., in graphite: P-1996-27 [over] Purchase by Beineke Fund

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Beinecke Fund

Copyright

© Matt Herron / TopFoto

Accession Year

2011

Object Number

2.2002.598

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Permissions

The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.

Publication History

• Judy Murray and Ray Williams, Engaging New Americans, Preparing for US Citizenship with the Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2012), p. 70

Exhibition History

• Tangible Things, The Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, Cambridge, 01/24/2011 - 05/29/2011
• Vision and Justice: The Art of Citizenship, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/27/2016 - 01/08/2017

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