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 geographies
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
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d9e93256-9f80-4ea4-a1f1-7a531aaf6ec7

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