The Master Race

George Biddle, Printed by Roberto Bulla

1952

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A crowd of people, possibly at a formal dance, depicted in black, red, yellow, and green.
This painting represents an architecturally ornate Gulf Oil gas station with two pumps standing on the street in front of the building and Gulf Oil logos on the facade. The building stands at a spot where two streets meet. Behind the building is blue sky, a gas holder in the upper left corner, and the Birmingham city skyline in the upper right corner. In the foreground is a tree, power poles, and a car. The streets in front of the gas station are lined with streetcar tracks.
A black and white portrait of an unknown man dressed in a button-down shirt and overalls. The man leans against a wooden rail attached to the edge of a log-cabin.
Press print with caption "Montgomery, Ala.: One-legged Jim Letherer, who has marched the entire Selma-to-Montgomery route, sprawls on the road for a rest as other freedom marchers wait the signal to resume walking. Pace picked up 3/24/ as hikers neared their goal. They'll arrive at state capitol here 3/25. UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL TELEPHOTO -fwl"