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Artist:
George Tames, 1919 - 1994  Search this
Sitter:
Julian Bond, 14 Jan 1940 - 15 Aug 2015  Search this
Leroy R. Johnson, 28 Jul 1928 - 24 Oct 2019  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 35.5 × 24.2 cm (14 × 9 1/2")
Sheet: 35.5 × 28.1 cm (14 × 11 1/16")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\Georgia\Fulton\Atlanta
Date:
c. 1968
Exhibition Label:
In 1960, Tennessee-born Julian Bond (right) became the communications director for the Atlanta-based Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), an organization that focused on civil rights. He was elected to the Georgia State Legislature in 1965 but was not allowed to take his seat because of his anti-war stance. After the U.S. Supreme Court decreed that Georgia’s legislature had acted unconstitutionally, Bond finally joined the chamber in January 1967.
George Tames photographed Bond with one of his supporters, Leroy Johnson (left), in front of the Georgia State Capitol’s main entrance. Elected to the Georgia State Senate in 1962, Johnson was the first African American since 1907 to serve in the state’s legislature.
En 1960, Julian Bond (derecha), natural de Tennessee, pasó a ser director de comunicaciones del Comité Coordinador Estudiantil No Violento (SNCC), una organización pro derechos civiles con sede en Atlanta. En 1965 Bond fue electo para Legislatura de Georgia, pero no se le permitió ocupar su puesto debido a su postura antibélica. Cuando el Tribunal Supremo decretó que la Legislatura de Georgia había actuado en contra de la Constitución, Bond pudo integrarse a su puesto en enero de 1967.
George Tames retrató a Bond con uno de sus seguidores, Leroy Johnson (izquierda), frente a la entrada principal del capitolio de Georgia. Johnson, elegido para el Senado de Georgia en 1962, fue el primer afroamericano que sirvió en una legislatura estatal desde 1907.
Topic:
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigar  Search this
Exterior\Architecture  Search this
Architecture\Column  Search this
Architecture\Building\Capitol  Search this
Symbols & Motifs\Flag\State  Search this
Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National\United States  Search this
Leroy R. Johnson: Male  Search this
Leroy R. Johnson: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Leroy R. Johnson: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher  Search this
Leroy R. Johnson: Politics and Government\State Senator\Georgia  Search this
Julian Bond: Male  Search this
Julian Bond: Literature\Writer  Search this
Julian Bond: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate  Search this
Julian Bond: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer  Search this
Julian Bond: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor  Search this
Julian Bond: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
Julian Bond: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Columnist  Search this
Julian Bond: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist\Civil rights leader  Search this
Julian Bond: Literature\Writer\Essayist  Search this
Julian Bond: Society and Social Change\Founder  Search this
Julian Bond: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Georgia  Search this
Julian Bond: Journalism and Media\Broadcast journalist\Commentator  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Frances O. Tames
Object number:
NPG.94.216
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© George Tames/The New York Times/Redux
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm425a4ea84-8a23-4441-81b2-4a9e600b57b2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.94.216