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 (6 items)

René Castro, Hands off Cuba, 1986, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2020.45.3
Hands off Cuba
Date1986
screenprint on paper
Not on view
René Castro, Chile Presente, 1980, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2020.45.4
Chile Presente
Date1980
screenprint on paper
Not on view
René Castro, The 17th Annual Dia de los Muertos, 1987, screenprint on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tomás Ybarra-Frausto, 1995.50.3
The 17th Annual Dia de los Muertos
Date1987
screenprint on paper mounted on paperboard
Not on view

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