1960Now Portfolio (A): 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
- Date
- 2015
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 16 3/8 × 13 1/8 in. (41.6 × 33.3 cm)
- H x W (Image): 12 × 12 in. (30.5 × 30.5 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 people stand in a crowd, facing away from the camera, holding signs. The signs read, at left: "BLACK LIVES / MATTER [illegible], center left: "BLACK / LIVES / MATTER", at center right: a partially blocked sign listing names including Freddie Gray, Walter Scott, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Akai Gurley, Trayvon Martin, Ramarley Graham, and others, and at right: "TUESDAY / APRIL 14 / #ShutDownA14 / STOP / MURDER BY POLICE" with rows of pictures of men and women below the text.
- Place captured
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- 1960Now Portfolio (A)
- 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
- Object number
- 2016.55.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Sheila Pree Bright
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.