Jan 16, 2023 · In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr., CULTURED spotlights ten artists whose artistic mission, ethos, and messaging align with the spirit of activism, hope, and liberation put forth by the civil rights leader.

Choose your favorite Martin Luther King Jr paintings from 156 available designs. These beautiful paintings feature the great Martin Luther King Jr., a prominent civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. Each painting captures his inspiring words and actions that changed the world.

Feb 16, 2022 · Whether in sculpture, wood engraving, painted portrait, or mural, these artworks prove Dr. King's influence is everlasting. Photo by Elvert Barnes. National Portrait Gallery. This bronze bust of the civil rights activist was sculpted by Joseph Stein and was once perched in the MLK Memorial Library’s lobby before transference.

April 4, 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. These six artworks from the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection were created between 1968 and 1996, and respond to Dr. King's legacy in different ways.

Martin Luther King Jr. by Boris Chaliapin (1904–1979) / Watercolor and pencil on board, 1957, after Walter Bennett Gift of Time magazine Born in Atlanta on January 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr. earned his doctoral degree in religion from Boston University in 1955.

Jan 13, 2023 · On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, our nation celebrates Dr. King’s legacy and prolific career as an activist, leader, and minister during the civil rights movement. Dr. King was known for his speeches, sermons, and writings that motivated society to …

Read the book I Have a Dream by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Kadir Nelson. Think about Martin Luther King Jr.’s words, and look at Kadir Nelson’s paintings. They are beautiful words, and beautiful paintings. You can watch a video about the book, the speech, and the paintings.

Here, Wilson depicts the American civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at a more intimate angle than he was often shown in photographs. Wilson directs attention to King’s facial features, in particular, his deep, penetrating eyes.

Benedict J. Fernandez, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. addresses the crowd outside the United Nations, April 1967, printed 1989, gelatin silver print, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Eastman Kodak Company and Michael S. Engl), 2016.22.106

Ben Shahn, Martin Luther King, 1966, wood engraving by Stefan Martin, after a drawing by Ben Shahn, 18 5 ⁄ 8 × 15 1 ⁄ 4 in. (47. 3 × 38. 7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Michael J. Ettner, 2021.88.247