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Plywood panel mural from Resurrection City
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- King, Coretta Scott, American, 1927 - 2006
- Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
- Guevara, Che, Argentine, 1928 - 1967
- Zapata, Emiliano, Mexican, 1879 - 1919
- Villa, Pancho, Mexican, 1878 - 1923
- Murrieta, Joaquin, Mexican, c. 1829 - c. 1853
- National Liberation Front, active 1954 - 1976
- Chairman Tse-Tung, Mao, Chinese, 1893 - 1976
- President Kennedy, John F., American, 1917 - 1963
- Senator Robert F. Kennedy, American, 1925 - 1968
- X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Medium
- oil paint and ink on plywood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (overall): 123 × 384 × 1/2 in. (312.4 × 975.4 × 1.3 cm)
- Type
- mural paintings
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1968
- Description
- This is a mural, comprised of twelve (12) painted plywood panels, that was created and displayed in the Resurrection City encampment on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the summer of 1968. The panels were installed together, four panels (4) horizontally across the top and eight (8) panels installed vertically on the bottom, to form a thirty-two (32) foot long wall. The boards were painted by Resurrection City activists with slogans, quotes and art. Painted text at the top of the panel reads: [Hunger's Wall: Tell It Like It Is].
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Art
- Black power
- Freedom
- Justice
- Local and regional
- Men
- Poverty
- Race relations
- Resistance
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vincent DeForest
- Object number
- 2012.110
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Plywood panel from a mural at Resurrection City
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Guevara, Che, Argentine, 1928 - 1967
- Zapata, Emiliano, Mexican, 1879 - 1919
- Villa, Pancho, Mexican, 1878 - 1923
- Murrieta, Joaquin, Mexican, c. 1829 - c. 1853
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Medium
- oil paint and ink on plywood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 48 x 96 x 1/2 in. (121.9 x 243.8 x 1.3 cm)
- Type
- mural paintings
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1968
- Description
- Fourth (4) of twelve (12) painted plywood panels from the Resurrection City mural that was created and displayed in the encampment on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the summer of 1968. Depicted on this panel is a continuation of text from the panel to the left, in green, red, and brown paint. In the upper right corner is the phrase "LET'S GET / HUMAN UNDERSTANDING" in red ink, in a mixture of upper and lower case letters. Across the rest of the panel are the phrases "UOP + UCLA", "VIVA CHE", "the New Breed", and the names of Mexican revolutionaries "PANCHO VILLA", "MURRIETA" and "ZAPATA." This segment is the upper right corner panel.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Art
- Black power
- Freedom
- Justice
- Local and regional
- Men
- Poverty
- Race relations
- Resistance
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vincent DeForest
- Object number
- 2012.110.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
