January 15: The People's Holiday
Poster
ca. 1970 (made)
ca. 1970 (made)
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Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) was the first president of the SCLC. It campaigned for equality for Black Americans through a philosophy of non-violent social change, organising mass demonstrations, citizen education programmes and Black voter registration drives. King was assassinated on 4 April 1968. The poster evokes his memory (15 January was his birthday) using his image to inspire people to continue the cause that he came to embody. The visual reference to his imprisonment gives the uplifting text (from his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech on 10 December 1964) a greater poignancy.
Object details
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| Title | January 15: The People's Holiday (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Offset lithograph |
| Brief description | Poster featuring an image of Martin Luther King, Jr. produced by the SCLC (USA, ca. 1970) |
| Physical description | Image of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr with visual reference to his one-time imprisonment: his portrait is printed in seven vertical 'strips', suggesting that the white spaces are prison bars. Printed text. |
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| Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
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| Summary | Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) was the first president of the SCLC. It campaigned for equality for Black Americans through a philosophy of non-violent social change, organising mass demonstrations, citizen education programmes and Black voter registration drives. King was assassinated on 4 April 1968. The poster evokes his memory (15 January was his birthday) using his image to inspire people to continue the cause that he came to embody. The visual reference to his imprisonment gives the uplifting text (from his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech on 10 December 1964) a greater poignancy. |
| Other number | LS.1129 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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| Accession number | E.323-2004 |
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| Record created | July 3, 2004 |
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