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): 5 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (14 x 22.2 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
Description
A color photograph of a mob attacking a blue car. The store, "SUPER 100," has people running out of it carrying various items. One man, in a yellow shirt and sunglasses, is preparing to throw a can at the car. Another man, in a white shirt, is pushing on the left fender of the car. Other men gathered around the car are throwing things at the car, while some men stand and watch.
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 relations
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Violence
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
2013.140.19
Restrictions & Rights
© Bernard J. Kleina
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5631d0fe0-7470-4c47-968e-00f600ac260d

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