Drum Beats
- Created by
- Terry, Roderick, American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Million Man March, American, founded 1995
- Printed by
- Penn Camera, American, 1954 - 2012
- Date
- October 16, 1995
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 13 11/16 x 10 5/8 in. (34.8 x 27 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
- Description
- This black-and-white photograph depicts a man sitting on the grass playing a traditional African drum. The man is wearing a fedora, dark shirt, jacket, and pants. He is seated with his legs drawn up and the drum held between his knees. Eyes focused on the instrument, he is beating the drum with his bare hands. Behind him is visible the legs and drum of a second man.
- Place depicted
- National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- One Million Strong
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Local and regional
- Men
- Photography
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Roderick Terry
- Object number
- 2013.99.32
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Roderick Terry