John Lewis in Cairo, from "Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement"

Accession Number
2014/2.319

Title
John Lewis in Cairo, from "Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement"

Artist(s)
Danny Lyon

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1962; printed 2010

Medium & Support
gelatin silver print on paper

Dimensions
11 in x 14 in (27.94 cm x 35.56 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Thomas Wilson '79 and Jill Garling '80

Physical Description
A group of African Americans praying while kneeling on a street. There is concrete pavement and a brick building behind them.

Primary Object Classification
Photograph

Primary Object Type
black and white print

Collection Area
Photography

Rights
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Keywords
children (people by age group)
people (agents)
praying

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