Freed, Leonard. March on Washington, Washington DC, 1963. gelatin silver print, Image: 16 x 23.9 cm (6 5/16 x 9 7/16 in.); Paper: 20.3 x 25.2 cm (8 x 9 15/16 in.). Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg, 2016.289. Copyrighted undefined.

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March on Washington, Washington DC

1963

Leonard Freed

Leonard Freed (American, 1929–2006)

Photography

March on Washington, Washington DC, 1963. Leonard Freed (American, 1929–2006). Gelatin silver print; image: 16 x 23.9 cm (6 5/16 x 9 7/16 in.); paper: 20.3 x 25.2 cm (8 x 9 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg 2016.289 © Leonard Freed /Magnum Photos Freed covered the August 28, 1963, March on Washington during which Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech. “More than 250,000 people came to the nation’s capital to demand equality for blacks and to urge Congress to pass pending civil rights legislation. . . . The march was the largest demonstration of its kind in the history of the United States.” Almost a year later, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bans discrimination in public places and in employment practices.

Maker/Artist: Freed, Leonard
Classification: Photograph
Formatted Medium: gelatin silver print
Medium: gelatin, silver, print
Dimensions: Image: 16 x 23.9 cm (6 5/16 x 9 7/16 in.); Paper: 20.3 x 25.2 cm (8 x 9 15/16 in.)
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c. 1935

Inscription: Numerous inscriptions and stamps which have been obscured by adhesive labels are located on the verso of the photograph. Imprinted in black type on white adhesive label on verso: “LFBWA-132.A 2 7500 [written in pencil]/[bar code] S00093495_d FRL1963002 W00003/38 NYC26085/© Leonard Freed/Magnum Photos/USA. March on Washington 1963/USA. Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963. The March on Washington/In the summer of 1963, a single event captured the attention of the United States and the world: the March on Washington. More than 250,/000 people came to the nation’s capital to demand equality for blacks and to urge Congress to pass pending civil rights legislation. More/than 2,000 “freedom busses” and thirty “freedom trains” converged in Washington, bringing more than a quarter million marchers, over 60,/000 of them white. The march was the largest demonstration of its kind in the history of the United States./No photograph or digital file may be reproduced, cropped or modified (digitally or otherwise) and its caption may not be altered without prior written/agreement from Magnum or a Magnum representative.” Written in black ink on white adhesive label on verso: “Civil Rights: March on/Washington, D.C. 1963” Written in pencil on verso: “67476” Imprinted in black type on white adhesive label on verso: “[bar code]/FRL63002W3/38 CIV 14FRL015+001/Washington, DC. August 28, 1963. Marchers with signs at the March on Washington for jobs and racial equality.” Stamped in blue ink on verso: “59687” Written in black ink on orange adhesive dot on verso: “AP5949” Imprinted in black type on white adhesive label on verso: “[partially obscured by second layer of adhesive label] 84899” Imprinted in black type on white adhesive label on verso: “CONS. # 87153/C. ZEISSE” Written in pencil on verso: “25402” Written in pencil on verso: “Leonard Freed (signed)” Written in black ink on verso: “61275” Stamped in black ink on verso: “VINTAGE PRINT” Stamped in black ink on verso: “© Leonard Freed-Magnum” Written in pencil on verso: “10261” Written in pencil on verso: “69918” Written in pencil on verso: “1963 Washington, DC, USA Book: Black in White America” Imprinted in black type on white adhesive label on verso: “NOTICE/Photographs must be credited to the photographer/and MAGNUM PHOTOS. Photographs may not be/cropped or altered in any way without prior written/approval by MAGNUM PHOTOS./VIOLATION OF THESE POLICIES WILL RESULT IT/FINES AT A MINIMUM of 100% OF THE USAGE FEE.”