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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2.2002.745
People
Benedict Fernandez, American (born 1936)
Title
Memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr., Central Park, New York
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Civil Rights Portfolio, Mother Jones International Fund for Documentary Photography
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1968
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, New York
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/158756

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 20.5 x 31 cm (8 1/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
sheet: 27.7 x 35.4 cm (10 7/8 x 13 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: recto, b.r. corner, in black ink: Benedict J Fernandez
  • inscription: recto, b.l. corner, in black ink: Central Park, April 1968
  • inscription: From verso, as transcribed on current mat: Benedict J. Fernandez
    Memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr.,
    Central Park, New York City, April 5, 1968

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Beinecke Fund
Accession Year
2011
Object Number
2.2002.745
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

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