On View
Visual Arts Gallery
Exhibition
Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience.
Photograph by
Lee, Zun, Canadian, born 1969
Subject of
Brown, Michael Jr., 1996 - 2014
McSpadden, Lesley
Head, Louis
Seals, Darren, American, 1987 - 2016
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
October 11, 2014
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 4000 pixels × 6000 pixels
File size: 68.96 MB
Caption
Zun Lee is an award-winning visual artist who documented a series of community portraits in Ferguson, Missouri, during October, 2014. This was a pivotal moment in the history of the Black Lives Matter movement, as Michael Brown’s death led to worldwide protests. In this photograph, Brown’s family leads a march down a major street in the city, where they later joined other protesters in front of the Ferguson Police Department. Lezley McSpadden, Michael Brown’s mother, is in the center marching hand-in-hand with her husband, Louis Head. They both wear T-shirts that read "INNOCENT BLOOD." This photograph is a statement that not only do Black Lives Matter, but Black Love Matters, as well.
Description
A digital image of protestors walking down Ferguson Avenue towards the Ferguson Police Department. Michael Brown's mother, Lesley McSpadden, is in the center of the image wearing a shirt that says "INNOCENT BLOOD." She is holding hands with her husband, Louis Head. At right, in a black sweatshirt with white Nike logo with right fist raised in the air, is Darren Seals.
68.96 MB
Place depicted
Ferguson, Saint Louis County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
Portfolio/Series
Black Love Matters
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Black Lives Matter
Type
digital images
digital media - born digital
Topic
Activism
Families
Justice
Motherhood
Photography
Police brutality
Social reform
U.S. History, 2001-
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Zun Lee
Object number
2016.52.20
Restrictions & Rights
© Zun Lee
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd578109b3f-d013-4ba7-9578-5e4938c5c1e1

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