Photograph by
Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
Subject of
Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
May 13, 1968 - June 23, 1968
Medium
reversal film
Dimensions
H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
Caption
This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
Description
This color transparency depicts five men standing next to an A frame shelter in Resurrection City. One of the men, wearing a hat, sleeveless white shirt, and dark pants, holds a paintbrush in his right hand. There is an open paint bucket by his feet. In front of him is the side of an A frame shelter with painted text and designs on it in white and red paint. Next to him are two men facing each other, both in sleeveless dark shirts and blue pants. One man, wearing a cloth on his head, has his back to the viewer. Another man in a white shirt and blue pants stands perpendicular to them, with a hammer tucked into his belt. A man in a red shirt and orange pants approaches the group from the right-hand side of the image.
Place depicted
National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Movement
African American - Latinx Solidarity
Poor People's Campaign
Type
transparencies
Topic
Activism
Black geographies
Civil rights
Housing
Local and regional
Photography
Politics
Poverty
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.245.283
Restrictions & Rights
© Robert Houston
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55fb9a5d4-91cc-42ec-9f3c-cce596dcc51b

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