Photograph by
White, John H., American, born 1945
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
1970s; printed 2010
Medium
dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image and sheet): 12 × 18 in. (30.5 × 45.7 cm)
Description
A chromogenic print depicting a black-and-white image of a crowd of women raising their fists in a Black Power salute. The women are shouting with their right fists rasied in the air. All four women in the front row are wearing floral-printed tops. Many of the women throughout the crowd have afros. A man's face is visible in the bottom left corner. The number and copyright reading [0-5166626-F-JHW_KIF029 / 3 N6 (c) Dreambox Foto Studio 2010] is printed on the back of the photogrpah.
Place collected
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
black-and-white photographs
chromogenic color prints
Topic
Activism
Black power
Gesture
Photography
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
Object number
2016.118.27
Restrictions & Rights
© John H. White
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cfa48f6e-620e-4239-8022-e29a29df5d2a

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