Danny Lyon
Birmingham, Alabama, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Just Before He Spoke at the Funeral of the Four Murdered Girls

Birmingham, Alabama, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Just Before He Spoke at the Funeral of the Four Murdered Girls

© Danny Lyon/Magnum Photos

Birmingham, Alabama, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Just Before He Spoke at the Funeral of the Four Murdered Girls
Birmingham, Alabama, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Just Before He Spoke at the Funeral of the Four Murdered Girls
ArtistAmerican, born 1942
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Birmingham, Alabama, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Just Before He Spoke at the Funeral of the Four Murdered Girls
Date1963, printed 1996
Place depictedBirmingham, Alabama, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 1/4 × 9in. (33.7 × 22.9cm)
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 11in. (35.2 × 27.9cm)
Credit LineGift of Michael and Jeanne Klein in honor of Willie and Georgia Lindsey
Object number2001.703
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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Famous/Infamous: Images of Celebrity from the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Shell and the American Landscape Museum, Houston, October 23–December 9, 2002.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in pencil on verso right edge: "Danny Lyon"
Red stamp with pencil inscriptions on verso upper right: "Printer / Kelton / BLEAK BEAUTY / Picture Date 1963 Print Date 1996"

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