Resurrection City: Untitled

Object Details

Date
1968; printed September 2017
Photograph by
Jill Freedman, American, born 1939
Subject of
Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Child or Children
Description
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of women marching in the street. The women walk with their hands on the shoulders of the person in front of them. Some of the marchers are barefoot and many of them are smiling. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
Place depicted
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Activism
Black geographies
Local and regional
Politics
Poverty
Race relations
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Women
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series
Resurrection City
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
African American - Latinx Solidarity
Poor People's Campaign
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2017.81.8
Type
gelatin silver prints
Restrictions & Rights
© Jill Freedman
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 8 7/16 × 12 15/16 in. (21.5 × 32.9 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 14 in. (27.7 × 35.5 cm)
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54e022a87-3247-4b44-8f8f-589ce50e26c6
Record ID
nmaahc_2017.81.8
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of women marching in the street. The women walk with their hands on the shoulders of the person in front of them. Some of the marchers are barefoot and many of them are smiling. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman]. H x W (Image): 8 7/16 × 12 15/16 in. (21.5 × 32.9 cm) H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 14 in. (27.7 × 35.5 cm)