Martin Luther King, Jr.

John Wilson (American, 1922–2015)
Printed by: James Stroud (American, born in 1958)

2002

Medium/Technique Soft and hard ground etching

Dimensions Framed: 127 × 91.4 cm (50 × 36 in.)
Sheet: 91.4 × 76.2 cm (36 × 30 in.)

Credit Line Lee M. Friedman Fund and Living New England Artists Purchase Fund, created by The Stephen and Sybil Stone Foundation

Accession Number2005.626

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Here, King’s likeness begins to emerge, as Wilson adds a network of fine etched lines to the head and neck.

State State 2

DescriptionHard ground line added in this state.

Marks Blindstamped at lower left -- chop of Jim Stroud

InscriptionsIn graphite, below platemark: Wilson 02; l.r.: [State] 2a

ProvenanceCenter Street Studio (Milton, MA); from whom purchased by MFA, 14 December 2005.