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Veronica Smith, Phillip Hunter Jr., and Kent Carrington, at the City of St. Jude staging area, March 25th, 1965

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Veronica Smith, Phillip Hunter Jr., and Kent Carrington, at the City of St. Jude staging area, March 25th, 1965

1965

Dan Budnik

American, 1933 - 2020

Three young community activists carrying the stars and stripes of American flags are part of a famous five-day march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. While the first march ended tragically with tear gas and brutal beatings, Dr. King and his followers persevered. Dan Budnik says the march was "one of the finest moments of my life… hopefully the images convey my point of view, like that of Dr. King's, showing non-violence as the best way to effect political and social change. Anything less will always diminish the future of the human race."
Gelatin Silver Print
14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Gift of Getty Images
2000.43
Provenance: Benham Studio Gallery, Seattle, Wash.; purchased by the Seattle Art Museum with funds from Getty Images, April 24, 2000
location
Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistoryMontezuma, New Mexico, United World College, U.S. Civil Rights Photographic Exhibit, January 18, 1999 [Circuit to: London, UK, Royal College of Art, November 1999; Seattle, WA, Benham Studio Gallery, February 2000; Selma, AL, National Voting Rights Museum and Institute, March 2000]

Seattle, WA, Seattle Art Museum, Order and Border, February 26, 2010 - August 28, 2011

Seattle, WA, Seattle Art Museum, Go Tell It: Civil Rights Photography, April 30, 2016-January 2, 2017

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