From a Birmingham Jail: MLK

Copied L'Merchie Frazier, From a Birmingham Jail: MLK, 1996, silk, photo transfer, gel medium, dyes, and beads, 50 x 42 1⁄2 x 2 1⁄4 in. (126.8 x 107.9 x 5.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of L’Merchie Frazier in memory of Watty and Alberta Frazier and James and Merchie Dooley (grandparents), 2002.41

Artwork Details

Title
From a Birmingham Jail: MLK
Artist
Date
1996
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
50 x 42 1⁄2 x 2 1⁄4 in. (126.8 x 107.9 x 5.6 cm)
Markings
On verso of center panel, at bottom edge, written in black marker: FROM A BIRMINGHAM JAIL: / MLK / L'Merchie Frazier verso, fourth panel from left (blue panel), at bottom edge, written in black marker: L'Merchie / Frazier verso, fifth panel from left (pink panel), at lower left corner, written in black marker vertically: L'Merchie Frazier recto, third panel from left (gold panel), lower edge 17 inches from top, written in black marker vertically: L'Marchie Frazier
Credit Line
Gift of L’Merchie Frazier in memory of Watty and Alberta Frazier and James and Merchie Dooley (grandparents)
Mediums
Mediums Description
silk, photo transfer, gel medium, dyes, and beads
Classifications
Keywords
  • History — United States — Black History
  • History — United States — Civil Rights Movement
  • Object — written matter
  • Object — other — globe
  • Portrait male — King, Martin Luther, Jr. — bust
Object Number
2002.41
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2002.41

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Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art by Women
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