A. Philip Randolph - Instituted the March on Washington with Martin Luther King

Object Details

Artist
Charles Smith
Date
1997
Medium
mixed media, cement
Dimensions
43 × 28 × 12 in. (109.2 × 71.1 × 30.5 cm)
Cite As
The Kohler Foundation Collection, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution, gift of the Kohler Foundation.
Caption
A statement from the artist: "Mr. Randolph was a vital part of the movement for equality. He organized The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, with a strong membership that could spread news through 'work of mouth' because their jobs consisted of traveling across the United States by way of the railroad."
Accession Number
2004.0011.0013
Type
sculpture
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Anacostia Community Museum Collection
Data Source
Anacostia Community Museum
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dl8f08677e5-e698-43c8-b15f-ea42288bfc89
Record ID
acm_2004.0011.0013
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