Posters about Martin Luther King, Jr., manufactured between 1968-1989. Several posters are commemorative and didactic. The posters document important events in the civil rights movement such as, the first day of bus desegregation in Alabama, the March on Washington, the rally after the assassination attempt against James Meredith, King's funeral, and historical events of that era as they relate to MLK. Also documented are the opponents of MLK and the civil rights movement including, the Ku Klux Klan, and other white supremacist groups. There are pictorial and written biographical composites on some posters of MLK's family, education, ministry, philosophy and civil rights activity. Included also are three posters featuring Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, two with Coretta Scott king, one with MLK and Stevie Wonder, Four Kingfest posters and a poster announcing a requiem for MLK at Avery Fischer Hall. A large amount of the poster collection are images of MLK that capture his various expressions; some are formal others are candid. There is also a published series of poster reproductions of MLK by Robert Sengstake. Two posters are done by artist Lois Mailou Jones.
Donor/Sponsor
Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
Some posters have creasing, slight tears, tape residue and acid burn.
Title devised by cataloger.
Access (note)
Access to the collection is by appointment only and is restricted to qualified and experienced researchers.
Cite as (note)
From the collection of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library, Astor Lenox & Tilden Foundation, Arts & Artifacts Division.
Terms of use (note)
Works from the collection may be borrowed for exhibition purposes. Photography of art or artifacts in the collection is prohibited. In most instances, prints of collection items are available for sale to researchers. Permission for loans and to reproduce prints for publication must be obtained in writing.
Linking entry (note)
Forms part of the Poster Collection.
Title
Martin Luther King, Jr. poster collection [graphic].
Imprint
1968-<1989>.
Access
Access to the collection is by appointment only and is restricted to qualified and experienced researchers.
Cite as:
From the collection of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library, Astor Lenox & Tilden Foundation, Arts & Artifacts Division.
Terms of use
Works from the collection may be borrowed for exhibition purposes. Photography of art or artifacts in the collection is prohibited. In most instances, prints of collection items are available for sale to researchers. Permission for loans and to reproduce prints for publication must be obtained in writing.