Martin Luther King / Ben Shahn
About this Item
Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2011/1.103
- Title
- Martin Luther King
- Artist
- Ben Shahn
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1898-1969
- Medium and Support
- wood engraving on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1968
- Object Creation Place
- North and Central America (continent)
- United States (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United States (nation)
- Style/Group/Movement
- Social Realism
- Dimensions
- 66.68 cm x 56.52 cm x 1.91 cm (26 1/4 in. x 22 1/4 in. x 3/4 in.)
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- black and white print
- Secondary Object Classification
- Secondary Object Type
- portrait
- Physical Description
- A black and white wood engraving of Martin Luther King Jr. His mouth is open wide as if giving one of his famous speeches. Underneath his image is a quote of King's and his signature.
- Subject Matter
- Potrait and words of Martin Luther King Jr.
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- descriptors
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- people and culture
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- social science concepts
- sociological concepts
- writing (processes)
- Rights
- If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please visit https://umma.umich.edu/about/services/request-image/ for more information and to fill out the online Image Rights and Reproductions Request Form.
Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2944 x 4024
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 2011/1.103
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2011-sl-1.103/2011_1_103.jpg
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"Martin Luther King; Ben Shahn." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2011-sl-1.103/2011_1_103.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024.
