Created by
Kleina, Bernard, American
Subject of
Unidentified Child or Children
Date
ca. 2004; printed 2012
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 6 x 8 3/4 in. (15.2 x 22.2 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
Description
A color photograph composite of a young man's face looking into the camera. It is a composite of multiple photos; behind the boy's face is a city street scene with shadowy figures on the pavement. Layered over the boy's face are the words "HISTORICAL AMNESIA” repeated seven times.
Place depicted
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Chicago Freedom Movement
Type
inkjet prints
Topic
Civil rights
Photography
Race discrimination
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
2013.140.6
Restrictions & Rights
© Bernard J. Kleina
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f64631ec-7f7e-4367-8e12-806284ec739f

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