#1960Now Portfolio (B): Untitled
- Photograph by
- Bright, Sheila Pree, American, born 1967
- Subject of
- Brown, Michael Jr., 1996 - 2014
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 2015
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 × 12 in. (30.5 × 30.5 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 16 1/2 × 13 in. (41.9 × 33 cm)
- Caption
- Sheila Pree Bright is best recognized for crafting compelling images that examine the meaning of Americanism and democracy. Working through diverse photographic forms ranging from digital prints to photographic murals on the sides of buildings, Bright is both an observer and participant in the communities that populate her images. While celebrating the presence and power of the people caught in the click of her lens, Bright elevates our understanding of democracy by documenting the lived experiences of Americans who raise their voices from the ground. This image is from Bright’s project #1960Now, a portfolio of photographs that document Black Lives Matter as a movement of diverse ideas, communities, and cultures.
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph taken at a Black Lives Matter rally in Ferguson, Missouri. At center of the photograph is a white Mitsubishi Mirage 4-door sedan, painted with protest slogans, including "4 Mike", "hands up don't shoot" and "I can't breathe." Out the right front passenger window, an American flag is mounted upside down on a flagpole. On the other side of the car are people marching in a parade, with placards raised. Some of the placards read: ""We Can't Stop Now" / [illegible] / National March / In Ferguson / March 20-21, 2015 / [illegible]." A placard at center has large block text reading "Shut / shit / DOWN!"
- Place captured
- Ferguson, Saint Louis County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- #1960Now Portfolio (B)
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- inkjet prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sheila Pree Bright
- Object number
- 2016.44.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Sheila Pree Bright
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.