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)
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
  • Object — written matter
  • Object — other — globe
  • Portrait male — King, Martin Luther, Jr. — bust
  • History — United States — Civil Rights Movement
  • History — United States — Black History
Object Number
2002.41
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2002.41

Exhibitions

Media - 2019.15 - SAAM-2019.15_1 - 137377
Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art by Women
May 31, 2024–January 5, 2025
Renwick Gallery
The artists in Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art by Women mastered and subverted the everyday materials of cotton, felt, and wool to create deeply personal artworks.