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Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2024

 Art, Artists, Books, History, Photographers / Photography, Politics
Jan 162024
 

(photograph by Richard Avedon from The New Yorker’s website)

Above is Richard Avedon’s portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. with his father, Martin Luther King, and his son, Martin Luther King III, 1963. The image is part of the 1964 book Nothing Personal, Avedon’s collaboration with writer James Baldwin.

 Posted by admin at 12:36 am  Tagged with: American History, American Holiday, Art Book, Black and White Photography, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Leader, Family Portrait, History, Holiday, James Baldwin, Martin Luther King Jr, MLK Day, Nothing Personal, Photography, Politics, Portrait, Portraits, Richard Avedon
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