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Collection Artwork
Artist
John Luke (Belfast, Ireland, 1906 – 1975, Belfast, Ireland)
Title
Muslims Protest Downtown
Creation date
May 14, 1988
Materials
gelatin silver print
Publisher
Detroit Free Press (born Detroit, Michigan, 1831)
Dimensions
paper size: 8 x 10 in.
image size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 in.
Credit Line
The Jack Shear Collection of Photography at the Tang Teaching Museum
Place of Creation
photographed in Grand Circus Park, Detroit, Michigan, United States, North America
Accession Number
2018.38.510
Object Type
Photographs
Marks
Typewritten, verso: taking a break to read in grand circus park before march for quds day.
Typewritten paper, adhered, verso: dfpx75669
Inscribed in blue ink, verso: Demonstration + Protest
Newspaper clipping, adhered, verso: [photo credit:] JOHN LUKE/Detroit Free Press / [headline:] MUSLIMS PROTEST / DOWNTOWN / Above, a woman who asked not to / be named sits in Grand Circus Park / Friday with a picture of Iranian / leader Ayatollah Khomeini before / participating in an Islamic protest / march downtown. [remainder of article missing]
Stamped, verso, on newspaper clipping: MAY 14 1988

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