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Horace Henry

printed 2011

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This back and white image is of the photographer Horace C. Henry who captured the first commemorative event on Martin Luther King's birthday in 1969. Henry is directly facing the camera, wearing glasses and has his head bent toward his folded hands. This image also includes Horace Henry's brief biography. It includes quotes from Henry, his educational background, and the types of techniques he uses. The text takes up the majority of the proper right of the page and the image of Henry is on the proper left. The back of the photograph is blank.

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Catalog reference: 2011.94.45

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