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 5/16 x 6 1/4 in. (21.1 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 holding up a sign that says "TIRED? GO HOME" in red with a picture of two black feet. The middle-age man is wearing a blue, white, and yellow vertically-striped shirt and holds a cigar between the fingers of his right hand. He is standing by the side of the road, looking at the viewer and appears to be speaking.
Place depicted
Marquette Park, 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
2013.140.25
Restrictions & Rights
© Bernard J. Kleina
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ebad0bb4-e848-4425-b905-f21556148fc2

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