Iconic Photo, Martin Luther King jr.,Civil Rights,Birmingham,1966,J.R.Thornell

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Iconic Photo, Martin Luther King jr.,Civil Rights,Birmingham,1966,J.R.Thornell:
$80.00

Vintage Press Photo
Martin Luther King jr. speaks on Politics
Photographer: Jack R. Thurnell, Pulitzer Prize Winner
medium: gelatin silver print
size: approx. 8.4 x 6.5 inch. / 21.5 cm x 16.6 cm
condition: very goodJack Randolph Thornell(born August 29, 1939) is an American photographer. He won aPulitzer Prizefor his photo ofJames Meredithafter the activist was attacked and wounded by a sniper during his June 1966March Against Fearin Mississippi.

hornell was born inVicksburg, Mississippi. He served in theArmy Signal Corps. He worked as a photographer for theJackson Daily News(1960–1964), and for decades for theAssociated Press.

He married Carolyn Wilson in 1964; they had children Candice and Jay Randolph.

1967Pulitzer Prize for Photography