#1960Now Portfolio (B): Untitled
- Photograph by
- Bright, Sheila Pree, American, born 1967
- Subject of
- Gray, Freddie, American, 1990 - 2015
- Scott, Walter, American, 1965 - 2015
- Garner, Eric, 1970 - 2014
- Brown, Michael Jr., 1996 - 2014
- Akai Gurley, 1986 - 2014
- Martin, Trayvon, American, 1995 - 2012
- Graham, Ramarley, American, died 2012
- 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 Baltimore, Maryland. A group of men stand on a curb or ledge facing a crowd. Many of the men have a fist raised. At proper right, a person in the crowd is holding a placard that says: "JUSTICE / for Freddie Gray / Walter Scott / Eric Garner / Michael Brown / Akai Gurley / Trayvon Martin / Ramarley Graham / [illegible]" Behind the men standing at center are three (3) flagpoles, with the Maryland state flag at proper left, the United States flag at center, and a white flag with an eagle and shield emblem at center on the proper right. Behind the group is an office building.
- Place captured
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- #1960Now Portfolio (B)
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- inkjet prints
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Justice
- Photography
- Police brutality
- Race relations
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sheila Pree Bright
- Object number
- 2016.44.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Sheila Pree Bright
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.