Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign
Object Details
- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Caption
- This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
- Description
- This color slide depicts a large crowd listening to a concert in front of the Lincoln Memorial. A wooden stage is set up in front of the Memorial. On it is an ensemble of musicians including a pianist is seated in front of a grand piano, a percussionist, a guitarist, and flutist. The pianist wears a brown sweater and dark pants, and sits in quarter profile to the viewer. The guitarist stands behind him, wearing a white sweater and dark pants. Standing next to him is the percussionist wearing a dark cardigan and dark pants. Both musicians stand in profile to the viwer. In front of the piano is a flutist in a grey top, standing with his back to the viewer. Two other men stand on the other side of the piano. The audience is sitting and standing on steps in front of the Memorial. The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp. / new york."
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968
- Object number
- 2015.245.244
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- color slides
- Medium
- reversal film and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
- Place depicted
- National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil Rights
- Housing
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Politics
- Poverty
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2015.245.244
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd556c47179-e36a-4ea5-9351-e49a74afb8b9
Related Content
There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .
International media Interoperability Framework
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.
