Danny Lyon
The March on Washington, August 28, 1963

The March on Washington, August 28, 1963

© Danny Lyon/Magnum Photos

The March on Washington, August 28, 1963
The March on Washington, August 28, 1963
ArtistAmerican, born 1942
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The March on Washington, August 28, 1963
  • from the series The Southern Civil Rights Movement
Date1963
Place depictedWashington, District of Columbia, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 1/16 × 8 7/8 in. (33.2 × 22.5 cm)
 Sheet: 13 7/8 × 10 15/16 in. (35.3 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Michael and Jeanne Klein in memory of Willie and Georgia Lindsey
Object number99.397
Non exposé

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Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso bottom right corner reading vertically in pencil "#12"
verso right edge in pencil reading vertically "Danny Lyon"
verso top right corner a stamp with pencil additions "Printer / Kelton / BLEAK BEAUTY / 1963 Picture Date 1996 Print Date"

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