Lee Friedlander: Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom hand built Lemon and Tahini Soup

Lemon and Tahini Soup

every detail appears in matchless clarity

including the Studio Museum in Harlem Joyce Alexander Wein Prize (2013)

Fired in salt kiln which created a pearlescent finish on the exterior

Lee Friedlander: Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom hand built Lemon and Tahini SoupEarly work from Lee Friedlander capturing a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement On May 17, 1957, through the generosity of Bayard Rustin, Lee Friedlander was given full access to photograph the participants of the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom in Washington, D. C. This extraordinary event, organized by Mr. Rustin, as well as A. Philip Randolph, Roy Wilkins and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., brought together many of the great thinkers and leaders