I Am Ashamed, MLK

René Castro, I Am Ashamed, MLK, 1992, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2020.45.2
René Castro, I Am Ashamed, MLK, 1992, screenprint on paper, sheet: 30 18 × 23 14 in. (76.5 × 59.1 cm) image: 25 78 × 18 14 in. (65.7 × 46.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2020.45.2

Artwork Details

Title
I Am Ashamed, MLK
Artist
Date
1992
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 30 18 × 23 14 in. (76.5 × 59.1 cm) image: 25 78 × 18 14 in. (65.7 × 46.4 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums Description
screenprint on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — King, Martin Luther, Jr. — bust
  • Occupation — other — reformer
  • African American
Object Number
2020.45.2

Works by this artist (1 item)

Ercole Barovier, Nicolo Barovier, Mosaic Glass Goblet, ca. 1914-1928, blown and hot-worked glass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly, 1929.8.469.9
Mosaic Glass Goblet
Artist
attributed to Ercole Barovier
attributed to Nicolo Barovier
Dateca. 1914-1928
blown and hot-worked glass
Not on view

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