Created by

Ward, Fred, American

Subject of

Richardson, Gloria St. Clair Hayes, American, 1922 - 2021

Date

1964

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image and Sheet): 6 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (16.5 x 24.8 cm)

H x W (Mat): 16 1/4 × 20 in. (41.3 × 50.8 cm)

Description

A black-and-white photograph of Gloria Richardson and other African American protesters in the street being confronted by National Guard Troops. The troop in the foreground is pointing an army rifle with a bayonet at them.

Place depicted

Cambridge, 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, Gift of Howard Greenberg Gallery

Object number

2012.169.9

Restrictions & Rights

© Fred Ward/Award Agency

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

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55e31d5d3-8848-48ea-82e6-fd6394567540