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

Photographs and Still Images

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