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  • Plywood panel mural from Resurrection City

    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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    Classification
    Visual Arts
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Plywood panel from a mural at Resurrection City

    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
    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)
    Type
    mural paintings
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1968
    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.
    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
    2012.110.8
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    See more items in
    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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