[Martin Luther King, Jr. on telephone] by Charles Keller, 1959 May 7

This series contains artwork and reproductions of artwork sent to Martin Luther King, Jr. Three of the items feature depictions of King: a photograph of a portrait painting, a pen-and-wash drawing by Charles Keller, and a photograph of a sandstone sculpture by Julie MacDonald. Another photograph of the painting “We Shall Overcome” by Charlie Cheese Carsons depicts civil rights leaders including King as chess pieces while a drawing by John McClellan illustrates the concept of “Gray Power”. The series also includes two photographs of the "Eleanor Roosevelt" sculpture by Sally Stengel were sent by Joseph Mermel to see if King was interested in a similar bust of himself. In addition, the series has a photograph of a portrait painting of presumably representing Reverend Michael Scott, who campaigned for racial equality in Southern Africa and supporter of passive resistance.