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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
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Artwork Details
- Title
- From a Birmingham Jail: MLK
- Artist
- Date
- 1996
- Location
- 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
- 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
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