Lower East Side, New York
1969 · gelatin silver print on photographic support, cardboard
thickness: 1 cm, height: 408 cm, width: 507 cm, height: 317 cm, width: 503 cm
Rijksmuseum
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James Karales
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James H. Karales was an American photographer and photo-essayist best known for his work with Look magazine from 1960 to 1971. At Look he covered the Civil Rights Movement throughout its duration, taking many of the movements memorable photographs, including those of the formation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his family. Karales's single best known image is the iconic photograph of the Selma to Montgomery march showing people proudly marching along the highway under a cloudy turbulent sky.
Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago
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