Published ReferencesAssociated Press ID # 560612012
DimensionsSheet: 10 × 8 1/8 in. (25.4 × 20.6 cm)
Image: 9 5/8 × 6 13/16 in. (24.4 × 17.3 cm)
Image: 9 5/8 × 6 13/16 in. (24.4 × 17.3 cm)
Accession Number 2021.119
Classificationsphotograph
Inscriptions(WX3)WASHINGTON, JUNE 12 -- ROBESON SAYS, 'JUST STANDING MY GROUND' -- PAUL ROBESON, NEGRO SINGER, TESTIFIES TODAY BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES, NOW PROBING POSSIBLE USE OF PASSPORTS BY COMMUNISTS OR FELLOW TRAVELERS. AFTER A FURIOUS SHOUTING SESSION BETWEEN THE SINGER AND CHAIRMAN WALTER (D-PA) AND OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS, THE GROUP VOTED TO CITE ROBESON FOR CONTEMPT. LATER, ROBESON TOLD A REPORTER, "THERE WAS NO CONTEMPT, X X X I WAS JUST STANDING MY GROUND." (AP WIREPHOTO)(EE31125STF-WCA)1956 (SEE WIRE STORY) [recto l,c typewritten in black ink, printed on sheet]
CVL-LDR-789/WFA 2500 (verso u,l graphite)
Remains on verso of blue label with typed ink
Portfolio/SeriesAssociated Press ID # 560612012
ProvenanceJeff Perry, New York [acquired by 2019]; Des Moines Art Center [gift of the previous, 2021]
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