<I>Not a project, 1963, USA, The March on Washington.</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1963; printed ca. 2021
name: label: Photograph by
content: James P. Blair, American, 1931 - 2021
label: Subject of
content: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
notes: label: Caption
content: Printed caption from James P. Blair: Not a project, 1963, USA, The March on Washington. There was tension in the air and real hope that Kennedy would be a great leader.
label: Description
content: This is a color photograph of the 1963 March on Washington by James P. Blair. The image depicts a person standing under a black umbrella holding a sign. Written in blue and white text, the sign reads “WE / DEMAND / DECENT / HOUSING].” The individual behind the sign is visible from the nose upward, wearing a bright pink bow in short-cropped hairstyle. They stand facing the viewer but their eyes gaze towards the right-hand margin of the image. Behind the umbrella is a banner in red and black text that reads “CRUSADE / SAY [hidden] FREEDOM.” The print is signed by the photographer at the lower left corner and labeled [3 of 9]. A caption by the photographer is printed along the bottom margin.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Poverty
label: Topic
content: Resistance
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: Not a Project
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
label: Movement
content: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jim and Elise Blair
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.67.3
objectType: label: Type
content: inkjet prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Estate of James P. Blair
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 10 × 15 in. (25.4 × 38.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (paper): 13 × 19 in. (33 × 48.3 cm)