Photograph by
Lee, Bud, American, 1941 - 2015
Subject of
Furr, Billy, American, 1950 - 1974
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
July 1967
Medium
photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 9 3/4 × 8 in. (24.8 × 20.3 cm)
H x W (Image): 9 1/2 × 6 5/16 in. (24.1 × 16 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph depicting a woman in a white dress and dark-colored shoes crouched next to and reaching for a person lying on the sidewalk. The person on the sidewalk appears to be shot in the back and is bleeding. Behind the woman, legs and feet of three other people are visible.
Place depicted
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Civil rights
Military
Photography
Race discrimination
Race relations
Race riots
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Urban life
Violence
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2011.57.10.11
Restrictions & Rights
© Bud Lee
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f0f5ef0a-2a0c-4819-8bc8-7289d5305657

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