L. C. Bates, Aretha Franklin and Sam Cooke in Front of Lorraine Motel - High Museum of Art

L. C. Bates, Aretha Franklin and Sam Cooke in Front of Lorraine Motel

Ernest Withers

American, 1922–2007

L. C. Bates, Aretha Franklin and Sam Cooke in Front of Lorraine Motel

Details

Title

L. C. Bates, Aretha Franklin and Sam Cooke in Front of Lorraine Motel

Artist/Maker

Ernest Withers (American, 1922–2007)

Date

1961

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

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Credit

Gift of Panopticon Gallery, Waltham, MA, and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest C. Withers in loving memory of their sons, Wendell Jacob Withers, Ernest C. Withers, Jr., Dedrick (Teddy) Withers, and Dyral Withers

Accession #

2002.142

On View

Currently not on view

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