Benedict J. Fernandez
Dr. King in the crowd at the United Nations

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Dr. King in the crowd at the United Nations
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ArtistAmerican, 1936–2021
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Dr. King in the crowd at the United Nations
  • from the portfolio Countdown to Eternity: Photographs of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
DateApril 15, 1967, printed 1989
PlaceNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 1/4 × 12 5/16 in. (21 × 31.3 cm)
 Sheet: 11 × 13 7/8 in. (27.9 × 35.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist and Eastman Kodak Company
Object number90.352.9
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition HistoryLoaned to the Witte Museum, San Antonio, TX, for "Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement," Jan. 3 - Feb. 20, 1994 (LN:94.19)
Exhibited "Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement" The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston February 12, 1991 thru July 7, 1991
Exhibited "Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement" Baltimore Museum of Art August 6 - September 29, 1991

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom left below image in pencil " 16/50 "
bottom right below image in pencil " Benedict J. Fernandez "

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Benedict J. Fernandez
Martin Luther King addresses the crowd outside the United Nations
April 15, 1967, printed 1989
Gelatin silver print
90.352.3
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Benedict J. Fernandez
Dr. Benjamin Spock, Dr. King and Monsignor Rice of Pittsburgh march in the Solidarity Day Parade on the United Nations
April 15, 1967, printed 1989
Gelatin silver print
90.352.7
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Benedict J. Fernandez
Dr. King before his speech at the United Nations
April 15, 1967, printed 1989
Gelatin silver print
90.352.11
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Benedict J. Fernandez
Surrounded by supporters, advisors, and security, Dr. King prepares for his speech at the United Nations, April 15, 1967
April 15, 1967, printed 1989
Gelatin silver print
90.352.4
Dr. King's children, Yolanda, Berenice and Martin Luther King III, viewing his body, lying in state, Sisters' Chapel, Spellman College, Atlanta
Benedict J. Fernandez
Dr. King's children, Yolanda, Berenice and Martin Luther King III, viewing his body, lying in state, Sisters' Chapel, Spellman College, Atlanta
April 6, 1968, printed 1989
Gelatin silver print
90.352.1
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Benedict J. Fernandez
Dr. King in his office at Southern Christian Leaders Conference Headquarters in Atlanta
1967–1968, printed 1989
Gelatin silver print
90.352.2
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Benedict J. Fernandez
In the front yard of his Atlanta home, Dr. King takes time out for a game of catch with his sons
1967–1968, printed 1989
Gelatin silver print
90.352.8
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Benedict J. Fernandez
Dr. King at the pulpit of Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta
November 1967, printed 1989
Gelatin silver print
90.352.10
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Benedict J. Fernandez
New Politics Convention, Chicago Coliseum
October 1967, printed 1989
Gelatin silver print
90.352.12
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Benedict J. Fernandez
Memphis, Tennessee
April 6, 1968, printed 1989
Gelatin silver print
90.352.6
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Benedict J. Fernandez
At Sunday Lunch with his family after church in Atlanta
1967–1968, printed 1989
Gelatin silver print
90.352.5
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Helmut Newton
United Nations Building and First Avenue, N.Y.
1975–1978, printed 2010
Chromogenic print
2011.100