Description:

'FREEDOM HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN EXPENSIVE THING' POSTER OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY CORETTA SCOTT KING TO GENERAL POWELL
the poster depicting a portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. after Frank Szasz, with quote 'Freedom Has Always Been An Expensive Thing.' warmly inscribed to General Powell in silver felt 'To General Colin Powell/accept this likeness of Dr. King as a token of my respect, esteem and appreciation for your support.. with warmest personal regards/Coretta Scott King,' in black metal frame

Catalogue note:
At the beginning of Chapter 15 of General Powell's memoir "My American Journey," he writes that shortly after he took over as Commander in Chief at Fort McPherson, Georgia, he hung this poster in his office. He wanted it there "to remind me, and everyone who sat in that room, of the leading role the Army had played in defending freedom and advancing racial justice."

    Provenance:
  • Estate of General Colin L. Powell, to benefit America's Promise Alliance and the Colin Powell School at City College of New York.
  • Dimensions:
  • 24 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. (62.87 x 45.09 cm.)

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