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Photograph by:
Jill Freedman, American, born 1939  Search this
Subject of:
Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968  Search this
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 12 15/16 × 9 7/8 in. (32.9 × 25.1 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.5 × 27.7 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Place depicted:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1968; printed September 2017
Description:
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white portrait of a man wearing a war bonnet, eyeglasses, and a pinback button that reads [INDIAN / POWER]. The man is depicted from the shoulders up and he looks directly at the camera. He wears a white shirt with buttoned collar and a round white pinback button reading [INDIAN / POWER] in black text affixed just below the center button of the collar. He also wears beaded necklaces. The war bonnett consists of band with beaded design across the man's forehead with thread wrapped white feathers extending above and dark colored ribbons suspended from the band near the man's temples and descending past his shoulders. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Black geographies  Search this
Local and regional  Search this
Politics  Search this
Poverty  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2017.81.13
Restrictions & Rights:
© Jill Freedman
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series:
Resurrection City
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Movement:
American Indian Movements
African American - Latinx Solidarity
Poor People's Campaign
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd571c1955b-21c0-4dfe-89db-cd92d5a6407a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.81.13