Ernest C. Withers
Junienne Briscoe of the Memphis NAACP Protests on Main Street

Junienne Briscoe of the Memphis NAACP Protests on Main Street

© Withers Family Trust

Junienne Briscoe of the Memphis NAACP Protests on Main Street
Junienne Briscoe of the Memphis NAACP Protests on Main Street
ArtistAmerican, 1922–2007
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Junienne Briscoe of the Memphis NAACP Protests on Main Street
Date1960, printed later
PlaceMemphis, Tennessee, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 7/8 × 13 7/8 in. (35.2 × 35.2 cm)
 Sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 7/8 in. (50.5 × 40.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of David Mundy
Object number2008.641
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Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceDavid Mundy, Sugar Land, Texas; given to MFAH, 2008.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in pencil on verso sheet: "#5" "12" "EW12-00-3"
Signed in pencil on verso center: "Ernest C Withers"

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Gelatin silver print
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Gelatin silver print
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Gelatin silver print
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Gelatin silver print
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Gelatin silver print
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