Created by
Kleina, Bernard, American
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
August 5, 1966; printed 2012
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 8 15/16 x 6 1/4 in. (22.7 x 15.9 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
Description
A color photograph of a man being escorted by a Chicago police officer. He is wearing a plaid shirt, partially unbuttoned with a white t-shirt underneath. Wearing black pants and white shoes, he steps forwards aggressively, head lowered, gaze to the front. The police officer, in blue shirt and helmet, is holding onto his right arm. Another man is holding his left arm at the elbow and the wrist. A crowd of young men stand in the background, watching.
Place depicted
Marquette Park Neighborhood, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Chicago Freedom Movement
Type
inkjet prints
Topic
Civil rights
Photography
Race discrimination
Race relations
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bernard J. Kleina and Susan Keleher Kleina
Object number
2013.140.17
Restrictions & Rights
© Bernard J. Kleina
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5728bd676-91ca-4365-ac10-c9ca2eab6e60

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