Photograph by
Allen, Devin, American, born 1989
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Woman or Women
West, Tyrone, American, 1969 - 2013
Date
2015
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 3264 pixels × 4896 pixels
File size: 91.48 MB
Description
A black-and-white digital photograph by Devin Allen of Black Lives Matter protestors marching in Baltimore, Maryland. In the foreground is a man with his hands held up in front of him and his forearms crossed in an "X" and his hands in fists. His mouth is open as he shouts. He wears a dark-colored sweatshirt. To his right, mostly out of frame, his a man in a pin-striped suit. Behind, slightly out of focus, are more men and women marching. A man in the left background has his right hand raised in a fist. A woman in the right background wears a t-shirt with black printed text reading "#Tyrone West" and carries a sign with text reading "TYRONE / WEST / BALTIMORE / FERGUSON", with some letters out of the frame.
91.48 MB
Place captured
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Black Lives Matter
Type
digital images
digital media - born digital
Topic
Activism
Communities
Gesture
Justice
Local and regional
Photography
Race relations
Resistance
U.S. History, 2001-
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Devin Allen
Object number
2016.98.5
Restrictions & Rights
© Devin Allen
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50a065d34-cfc3-4ae2-973f-050939eb01c7

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