Photograph by

Maristany, Hiram, American, born 1945

Subject of

Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969

Pablo Guzman

Garcia, Georgie

Flores, Herman

Luciano, Felipe, American, born 1948

Torres, Gabriel

Lemus, Georgie

Rosa, Tony

Aponte, Carlo

Diaz, Jose

Unidentified Man or Men

Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 12 7/8 × 18 7/8 in. (32.7 × 47.9 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 15 15/16 × 19 15/16 in. (40.5 × 50.6 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place captured

Tompkins Park, New York City, New York, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

1969

Description

A black and white photograph of the Young Lords Rally at Tompkins Square Park in 1969. On stage from left to right are Georgie Garcia, Herman Flores, Felipe Luciano, Gabriel Torres, Unknown, Pablo “Yoruba” Guzmán, and Georgie Lemus. Unknown, Tony Rosa, Carlos Aponte, and Jose “Pi” Diaz stand from left to right in front of the stage. A large group of unidentified men and women sit in chairs below the stage. A Puerto Rican flag can be seen behind the stage.

Topic

African American

Activism

Communities

Photography

Political organizations

Resistance

Urban life

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2014.186.1

Restrictions & Rights

© Hiram Maristany

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture