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Martin Luther King Photograph

1960s Limited Edition Black and White Photograph, Martin Luther King, MLK, 13x19
1960s Limited Edition Black and White Photograph, Martin Luther King, MLK, 13x19

1960s Limited Edition Black and White Photograph, Martin Luther King, MLK, 13x19

By Leonard Freed

Located in New york, NY

Martin Luther King (MLK), 1964 by Leonard Freed is an iconic black and white documentary photograph, a portrait of one of the most influential African American personalities and civi...

Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

MLK Baltimore USA

MLK Baltimore USA

By Leonard Freed

Located in Westwood, NJ

In particular, he photographed Martin Luther King Jr. through pivotal moments of the Civil Rights movement.

Category

Late 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Wall Street, NYC

Wall Street, NYC

By Leonard Freed

Located in Westwood, NJ

In particular, he photographed Martin Luther King Jr. through pivotal moments of the Civil Rights movement.

Category

1950s Black and White Photography

NYC (Police Work)

NYC (Police Work)

By Leonard Freed

Located in Westwood, NJ

In particular, he photographed Martin Luther King Jr. through pivotal moments of the Civil Rights movement.

Category

1970s Black and White Photography

NYC Police Work

NYC Police Work

By Leonard Freed

Located in Westwood, NJ

In particular, he photographed Martin Luther King Jr. through pivotal moments of the Civil Rights movement.

Category

1770s Black and White Photography

Harlem NYC Muscle Boy

Harlem NYC Muscle Boy

By Leonard Freed

Located in Westwood, NJ

In particular, he photographed Martin Luther King Jr. through pivotal moments of the Civil Rights movement.

Category

1960s Black and White Photography

Germany Near Budensee

Germany Near Budensee

By Leonard Freed

Located in Westwood, NJ

In particular, he photographed Martin Luther King Jr. through pivotal moments of the Civil Rights movement.

Category

1960s Black and White Photography

France

Leonard FreedFrance, 1981

Price Upon Request

France

By Leonard Freed

Located in Westwood, NJ

In particular, he photographed Martin Luther King Jr. through pivotal moments of the Civil Rights movement.

Category

1980s Black and White Photography

Israel Refugees

Israel Refugees

By Leonard Freed

Located in Westwood, NJ

In particular, he photographed Martin Luther King Jr. through pivotal moments of the Civil Rights movement.

Category

1960s Black and White Photography

NYC David Rockefeller

NYC David Rockefeller

By Leonard Freed

Located in Westwood, NJ

In particular, he photographed Martin Luther King Jr. through pivotal moments of the Civil Rights movement.

Category

1970s Black and White Photography

NYC

Leonard FreedNYC, 1978

Price Upon Request

NYC

By Leonard Freed

Located in Westwood, NJ

In particular, he photographed Martin Luther King Jr. through pivotal moments of the Civil Rights movement.

Category

1970s Black and White Photography

NYC

Leonard FreedNYC, 1978

Price Upon Request

NYC

By Leonard Freed

Located in Westwood, NJ

In particular, he photographed Martin Luther King Jr. through pivotal moments of the Civil Rights movement.

Category

1970s Black and White Photography

Tajiki Sculptor

Tajiki Sculptor

By Leonard Freed

Located in Westwood, NJ

In particular, he photographed Martin Luther King Jr. through pivotal moments of the Civil Rights movement.

Category

1960s Black and White Photography

NYC For Police Work Book

NYC For Police Work Book

By Leonard Freed

Located in Westwood, NJ

In particular, he photographed Martin Luther King Jr. through pivotal moments of the Civil Rights movement.

Category

1970s Black and White Photography

NYC

Leonard FreedNYC, 1978

Price Upon Request

NYC

By Leonard Freed

Located in Westwood, NJ

In particular, he photographed Martin Luther King Jr. through pivotal moments of the Civil Rights movement.

Category

1970s Black and White Photography

West Germany

West Germany

By Leonard Freed

Located in Westwood, NJ

In particular, he photographed Martin Luther King Jr. through pivotal moments of the Civil Rights movement.

Category

1970s Black and White Photography

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

By Leonard Freed

Located in Westwood, NJ

In particular, he photographed Martin Luther King Jr. through pivotal moments of the Civil Rights movement.

Category

1960s Black and White Photography

Wailing Wall Jerusalem

Wailing Wall Jerusalem

By Leonard Freed

Located in Westwood, NJ

In particular, he photographed Martin Luther King Jr. through pivotal moments of the Civil Rights movement.

Category

1960s Black and White Photography

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He Had a Dream - Giclée Print on Canvas - 48 x 38  in.
He Had a Dream - Giclée Print on Canvas - 48 x 38  in.

He Had a Dream - Giclée Print on Canvas - 48 x 38 in.

By Gerard Marti

Located in Birmingham, MI

Martin Luther King, Jr. was photographed by Alabama cops following his February 1956 arrest during the Montgomery bus boycotts.

Category

2010s Pop Art Portrait Prints

Materials

Giclée

Martin Luther King, Black & White Signed Photograph of MLK, Edition 11/24

Martin Luther King, Black & White Signed Photograph of MLK, Edition 11/24

By Leonard Freed

Located in New york, NY

An iconic black and white documentary photograph, a classic contemporary portrait of one of the most influential African American personalities and civil rights activists from the 19...

Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Martin Luther King, Portrait by Master of 20th Century Photography
Martin Luther King, Portrait by Master of 20th Century Photography

Martin Luther King, Portrait by Master of 20th Century Photography

By Ernst Haas

Located in New york, NY

Provenance: artist's archive. Haas photographed Martin Luther King Jr., one of the most influential African-American civil rights activists from the 1960s, giving a press conference...

Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Paul McCartney Coming to America, Framed Black and White Photograph, 1964
Paul McCartney Coming to America, Framed Black and White Photograph, 1964

Paul McCartney Coming to America, Framed Black and White Photograph, 1964

By Harry Benson

Located in Miami Beach, FL

On assignment for such publications as the Daily Express and LIFE Magazine, he has marched with Martin Luther King, Jr., photographed every U.S. president since Dwight Eisenhower, in...

Category

1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment

Martin Luther King, Black & White Documentary Photograph of MLK, Edition 12/24
Martin Luther King, Black & White Documentary Photograph of MLK, Edition 12/24

Martin Luther King, Black & White Documentary Photograph of MLK, Edition 12/24

By Leonard Freed

Located in New york, NY

This photo is on page 138 of one of Leonard Freed's most important books "Black in White America," published in 1967-68. Martin Luther King, Baltimore, 1964 is a signed (verso) 16...

Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment, Digita...

Simone de Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir

Art ShaySimone de Beauvoir, 1950

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H 11.25 in W 7.88 in

Simone de Beauvoir

By Art Shay

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Shay arrived in Memphis just hours after the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated and photographed the aftermath, in color, for Life.

Category

1950s Modern Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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