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Martin Luther King
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Martin Luther King

Artist (American, 1898 - 1969)
Date1968
MediumPhoto-offset print on paper
DimensionsOverall: H 28 3/8 x W 21 7/8 in. (H 72.1 x W 55.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Kruskal, 1987
Object number87.112
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Object NamePrint
Title Details
Descriptive Title Martin Luther King
Inscriptionsrecto: lower portion, beneath image: "Engraved by Steven Martin"; "Ben Shahn"; " I don't know what will happen now. We have got difficult days ahead. But it doesn't matter with me because I've been to the mountain top. Like anybody else, I would like to live a long life. But I'm not concerned with that. I just want to do God's will and he has allowed me to go up to the mountain. I see the promised land. I might not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land. I am happy tonight that I am not worried about anything. I'm not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the lord." Dr. King's signatureProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Kruskal

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