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Scope and Contents of the Series
Detailed Description of the Series
1.1 Correspondence: General: A-D 1.1 Correspondence: General: E-K 1.1 Correspondence: General: L-R 1.1 Correspondence: General: S-Z 1.2 Correspondence: Letters, Telegrams and
Cards Received After Stabbing in Harlem 1.3 Correspondence: Condolences and
Letters Received After Assassination 1.4 Correspondence: Unidentified 2. Writings by Martin Luther King, Jr. 6. Southern Christian Leadership Conference Organizational Records 7. Montgomery Improvement Association
Organizational Records 8. Dexter Avenue Baptist Church Organizational
Records
Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr.
Collection
Series 14: Artwork
Series Summary
Repository: Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center
Creator: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Collection Number: Series 14
Title: Series 14: Artwork
Date: 1959-1968, undated
Quantity: 0.1 linear feet
Scope and Contents of the Series
This series contains artwork and reproductions of artwork sent to Martin Luther King, Jr. Three of the items feature depictions of King: a photograph of a portrait painting, a pen-and-wash drawing by Charles Keller, and a photograph of a sandstone sculpture by Julie MacDonald. Another photograph of the painting “We Shall Overcome” by Charlie Cheese Carsons depicts civil rights leaders including King as chess pieces while a drawing by John McClellan illustrates the concept of “Gray Power”. The series also includes two photographs of the "Eleanor Roosevelt" sculpture by Sally Stengel were sent by Joseph Mermel to see if King was interested in a similar bust of himself. In addition, the series has a photograph of a portrait painting of presumably representing Reverend Michael Scott, who campaigned for racial equality in Southern Africa and supporter of passive resistance.
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Arrangement of the Series
The series is arranged alphabetically.
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Index Terms
| Names: | ||||||||||||
| King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. | ||||||||||||
| Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962. | ||||||||||||
| Subjects: | ||||||||||||
| Portrait drawing. | ||||||||||||
| Portrait painting. | ||||||||||||
| Portrait sculpture. | ||||||||||||
| Document Types: | ||||||||||||
| Black-and-white photographs. | ||||||||||||
| Color photographs. | ||||||||||||
| Line drawings. | ||||||||||||
| Pen-and-wash drawings. | ||||||||||||
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Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access:
Access is restricted to digital surrogates available in Archives and Special Collections Department of the Robert W. Woodruff Library.
Restrictions on Use:
All documents in this collection either are protected by copyright or are the property Morehouse College, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. Permission to consult the Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection does not automatically include permission to publish from the Collection. Permission to publish or quote from previously unpublished materials or from materials under copyright must first be obtained from the copyright holder. Requests for permission to publish any of Dr. King’s copyrighted speeches, sermons, books or other writings, in whole or in part, shall be addressed to Intellectual Properties Management, Inc., 449 Auburn Ave., Atlanta, Georgia, 30312.
Preferred Citation Method:
Materials should be cited as: The Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection at the Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, Inc. Researchers are encouraged to furnish the Archives with a copy of any publication that cites materials from the Collection.
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Detailed Description of the Series
| "Eleanor Roosevelt" by Sally Stengel, circa 1965 (2 black and white photographs of sculpture with stamps on verso, 5" x 4") | |||||||||||||
| "Gray Power" by John McClellan, 1967 August (pen-and-wash drawing with annotations on verso, 11" x 8 ˝") | |||||||||||||
| "Martin Luther King" by Robert D. Mulvenna, 1968 February 28 (line drawing with return address and postmark, 11" x 8 ˝") | |||||||||||||
| [Martin Luther King, Jr.] by Cooper's Originals, undated (color photograph of painting with stamp on verso, 10" x 8") | |||||||||||||
| [Martin Luther King, Jr. on telephone] by Charles Keller, 1959 May 7 (pen-and-wash drawing on stationary, 11" x 8 ˝") | |||||||||||||
| [Michael Scott] by [unidentified], undated (black and white photograph of painting, 10" x 8") | |||||||||||||
| "A Study of Martin Luther King" by Julie MacDonald, 1966 (black and white photograph of sandstone sculpture, 10" x 8") | |||||||||||||
| "We Shall Overcome" by Charlie Cheese Carsons, 1964 (black and white photograph of painting, 8 1/4" x 10 1/8") | |||||||||||||
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