Created by

Lyon, Danny, American, born 1942

Subject of

Vaughs, Clifford, American

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s

Date

1964; printed 1994

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 8 5/8 x 12 15/16 in. (21.9 x 32.9 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 x 13 15/16 in. (27.6 x 35.4 cm)

Description

A black-and-white photograph of an African American man wearing white pants who is being pulled in all directions. Men with guns, helmets, and gas masks pull on his leg, arm and shirt. On the right side of the image a man in a short sleeve uniform walks away from the scene.

Place depicted

Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Movement

Civil Rights Movement

Type

gelatin silver prints

Topic

Civil rights

Photography

U.S. History, 1961-1969

Violence

Credit Line

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

Object number

2012.107.20

Restrictions & Rights

© Danny Lyon/Magnum Photos

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52d4640b3-b750-4691-ba66-25d64f6fae34