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  • Plywood panel from a mural at Resurrection City

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Date
    1968
    On View
    Concourse 1, C1 053
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    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)
    Description
    First (1) 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 partial portrait of a bearded man, wearing a black and red striped shirt and green overalls, facing to the proper right with arm outstretched. In the upper left corner painted in red is: "BROTHERS / AND / SISTERS / HUNGER / IS REAL [underlined] / AND YOU BETTER / BELIEVE IT! DIG." Along the top edge is the beginning of the phrase "HUNGER'S WALL" in large black capital letters. Along the bottom edge is the text "PROBE THE DRUM" in orange, purple and green. This segment is the upper left corner panel, and the beginning of the series of four (4) panels that form the top portion of the Hunger Wall.
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign
    Type
    mural paintings
    Topic
    Activism
    Art
    Black power
    Freedom
    Justice
    Local and regional
    Men
    Poverty
    Race relations
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vincent DeForest
    Object number
    2012.110.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a73edfc1-c1c2-426a-8cc9-fc575a73d67a
  • Plywood panel from a mural at Resurrection City

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Date
    1968
    On View
    Concourse 1, C1 053
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    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)
    Description
    Third (3) 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 its left, in green, red, yellow and black paint, including "Cuba Libre" and the beginning of the phrase "CHICANO POWER." Along the top edge of this panel is text in green paint. The complete phrase is: "TELL IT LIKE IT IS." The majority of the phrase is on this panel, although the text starts on the panel on the left and finishes on the panel on the right. Other text includes "Latin LOVERS", "LET'S GET LOVE" and "LATINO AMERICA." This segment is from the upper row of panels, second from the right.
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign
    Type
    mural paintings
    Topic
    Activism
    Art
    Black power
    Freedom
    Justice
    Local and regional
    Men
    Poverty
    Race relations
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vincent DeForest
    Object number
    2012.110.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd580b0da74-85fb-4279-afbb-1df4d3671a3d
  • Plywood panel from a mural at Resurrection City

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Date
    1968
    Medium
    oil paint and ink on plywood
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 75 x 48 x 1/2 in. (190.5 x 121.9 x 1.3 cm)
    Description
    Ninth (9) 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 in this panel is text painted in green, brown, black, yellow, and red. At the top is a phrase in green paint that continues across several panels. Below the green text is text in brown, continuing from the panel to its left: "NEGRO Y BLANCO INSIEME." At center, in large letters, is a phrase that partially extends onto the panel on the right: "SISTERS OF WATTS FOR HUMAN DIGNITY." This segment is from the lower center, fourth from right.
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign
    Type
    mural paintings
    Topic
    Activism
    Art
    Black power
    Freedom
    Justice
    Local and regional
    Men
    Poverty
    Race relations
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vincent DeForest
    Object number
    2012.110.9
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59bc12515-24f7-414e-bc06-d0ae02ede314
  • Plywood panel from a mural at Resurrection City

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    National Liberation Front, active 1954 - 1976
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Date
    1968
    Medium
    oil paint and ink on plywood
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 75 x 48 x 1/2 in. (190.5 x 121.9 x 1.3 cm)
    Description
    Fifth (5) 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 text in yellow, red, and black paint, including phrases "Guerilla!", "love the Viet Cong", "BLACK THAT'S IT", "Ask it / SHALL / BE GIVE.", "Simba!" and "UHURU." This segment is the lower left corner panel, and the beginning of the series of eight (8) panels that form the lower portion of the Hunger Wall.
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign
    Type
    mural paintings
    Topic
    Activism
    Art
    Black power
    Freedom
    Justice
    Local and regional
    Men
    Poverty
    Race relations
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vincent DeForest
    Object number
    2012.110.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd542ef2c37-928c-4fac-88ea-27ff31de9627
  • Plywood panel from a mural at Resurrection City

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Date
    1968
    Medium
    oil paint and ink on plywood
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 75 x 48 x 1/2 in. (190.5 x 121.9 x 1.3 cm)
    Description
    Sixth (6) 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 in the upper half of this panel is a set of bongo drums painted in red on top of a yellow triangle, with the text "KUMm BAH" painted below the drums in red. The yellow triangle is bordered by a thick green line, and surrounded by a black circle. Around the circle is a border of purple-red paint forming a square. On the rest of the panel is other text painted in brown, yellow, red and black, including "LOVE IS BEAUTIFUL/ HATE IS UGLY/ LIFE IS BOTH" and "REVOLUTION." This segment is from the lower left corner, second from the left.
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign
    Type
    mural paintings
    Topic
    Activism
    Art
    Black power
    Freedom
    Justice
    Local and regional
    Men
    Poverty
    Race relations
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vincent DeForest
    Object number
    2012.110.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f30bbddc-6727-4cba-9f36-7a6ce115c099
  • Plywood panel from a mural at Resurrection City

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Date
    1968
    Medium
    oil paint and ink on plywood
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 75 × 48 × 1/2 in. (190.5 × 121.9 × 1.3 cm)
    Description
    Eleventh (11) 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 variety of text painted in green, red, and yellow paint, including "MY LORD / MY SAVIOR / MARTIN LUTHER KING", "Freedom or Death", "Malcolm" and "KANO." Some phrases and sentences are split between this panel and the panels to its left and right, including text in green paint: "POVERTY'S/ CHILD [line] / SMALL HOUSE / NO WORK FOR MY FAMILY / BORN TO THIS FOODLESS FATE / I WOULD TELL YOU WITH WORDS / THAT I'M DYING / BUT NOTHIN'S LEFT TO ME / NOT EVEN CRYING". This segment is from the lower right corner, second from the right.
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign
    Type
    mural paintings
    Topic
    Activism
    Art
    Black power
    Freedom
    Justice
    Local and regional
    Men
    Poverty
    Race relations
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vincent DeForest
    Object number
    2012.110.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd501acb38a-95fc-41e1-8ce3-854155e3da39
  • Plywood panel from a mural at Resurrection City

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    President Kennedy, John F., American, 1917 - 1963
    Senator Robert F. Kennedy, American, 1925 - 1968
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Date
    1968
    Medium
    oil paint and ink on plywood
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 75 x 48 x 1/2 in. (190.5 x 121.9 x 1.3 cm)
    Description
    Tenth (10) 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 along the top edge of this panel is text in green paint. The complete phrase is: "I serve a risen savior who died / and was crucified so I might / have eternal life." The majority of the phrase is on this panel, although the text starts on the panel on the left and finishes on the panel on the right. At the center of this panel is a large red heart with text painted inside in red paint: "John the catholic / Martin the King / Robert the Samaritan / ... they bled / so we may live / and love." Around the heart is other text painted in green, black and yellow. This segment is from the lower right corner, third from the right.
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign
    Type
    mural paintings
    Topic
    Activism
    Art
    Black power
    Freedom
    Justice
    Local and regional
    Men
    Poverty
    Race relations
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vincent DeForest
    Object number
    2012.110.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a6215c01-6a24-4a28-a5f3-881215c13b44
  • Plywood panel from a mural at Resurrection City

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Date
    1968
    Medium
    oil paint and ink on plywood
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 75 x 48 x 1/2 in. (190.5 x 121.9 x 1.3 cm)
    Description
    Seventh (7) 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 in the upper left corner of this panel is the word "LO / VE" painted in red in large letters. The rest of the panel is covered in other text painted in brown, yellow, red, black, and green, including "PACHUCO POR VIDA", "DOWN WITH BLACK TRAITORS", SOCK IT TO ME", "NOT WAR", and "J.M. + L.B." This segment is from the lower left corner, third from the left.
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign
    Type
    mural paintings
    Topic
    Activism
    Art
    Black power
    Freedom
    Justice
    Local and regional
    Men
    Poverty
    Race relations
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vincent DeForest
    Object number
    2012.110.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5894b8783-7908-4bd9-9532-74e0189477ed
  • Plywood panel from a mural at Resurrection City

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Date
    1968
    Medium
    oil paint and ink on plywood
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 75 x 48 x 1/2 in. (190.5 x 121.9 x 1.3 cm)
    Description
    Twelfth (12) 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 variety of text painted in red, yellow, and green paint, including the name of the fictional character "ZORRO", "Peace", "Spirit moves", "LOVE / MARTIN", "JERK", "REVOLUCTION / REVOLUCION" and "KANO." Some phrases and sentences are split between this panel and the panels to its left. This segment is the lower right corner panel.
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign
    Type
    mural paintings
    Topic
    Activism
    Art
    Black power
    Freedom
    Justice
    Local and regional
    Men
    Poverty
    Race relations
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vincent DeForest
    Object number
    2012.110.12
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d9e93256-9f80-4ea4-a1f1-7a531aaf6ec7
  • Plywood panel from a mural at Resurrection City

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Date
    1968
    On View
    Concourse 1, C1 053
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    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)
    Description
    Second (2) 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 the continuation of the phrase "HUNGER'S WALL" from the panel to the left, along with other text in red, black and yellow paint, including "AMERICA - BREAK DOWN YOUR WALL", "Cosmic Brotherhood (High Frequency)", "Peace Brother", "MESTIZO", "LATINOS UNIDOS PARA SIEMPRE", and " Blackness for Blacks." This segment is from the upper row of panels, second from the left.
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign
    Type
    mural paintings
    Topic
    Activism
    Art
    Black power
    Freedom
    Justice
    Local and regional
    Men
    Poverty
    Race relations
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vincent DeForest
    Object number
    2012.110.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d46f3599-51e6-4a92-905c-af33ae7d0623
  • 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
    Date
    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)
    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].
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    mural paintings
    Topic
    Activism
    Art
    Black power
    Freedom
    Justice
    Local and regional
    Men
    Poverty
    Race relations
    Resistance
    U.S. 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58de91c0c-87e3-4a48-9e24-56c8c94d2fb6
  • Plywood panel from a mural at Resurrection City

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Chairman Tse-Tung, Mao, Chinese, 1893 - 1976
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Date
    1968
    Medium
    oil paint and ink on plywood
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 75 x 48 x 1/2 in. (190.5 x 121.9 x 1.3 cm)
    Description
    Eighth (8) 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. On this panel is a variety of text painted in red, brown, yellow and black, including "BROTHER MAO", "BLACK!! OR WHAT", "Inkster", "Pax", "the MEEK shall inherit the EARTH when they stop BEING MEEK" and incomplete portions of the phrase "Black WOMEN!!!", "PUERTO RICO" and "Join the Black Liberation Front." This segment is from the lower center, fourth from the left.
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign
    Type
    mural paintings
    Topic
    Activism
    Art
    Black power
    Freedom
    Justice
    Local and regional
    Men
    Poverty
    Race relations
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vincent DeForest
    Object number
    2012.110.8
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53e22a2d1-d2cd-4a45-9c34-168cfc066b55
  • 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
    Date
    1968
    On View
    Concourse 1, C1 053
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    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)
    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.
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign
    Type
    mural paintings
    Topic
    Activism
    Art
    Black power
    Freedom
    Justice
    Local and regional
    Men
    Poverty
    Race relations
    Resistance
    U.S. 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59bf8e47f-9c32-4d63-add9-c34fac231d36
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