Photograph by
Allen, Devin, American, born 1989
Subject of
Unidentified Child or Children
Unidentified Man or Men
Gray, Freddie, American, 1990 - 2015
Date
May 1, 2015
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 3264 pixels × 4896 pixels
File size: 91.48 MB
Caption
Kids belong on the playground not on the frontlines ::: #WELOVEBALTIMORE #RIPFREDDIEGRAY ::: #DVNLLN - Devin Allen (@bydvnlln), Instagram, 05/01/2015.
Description
A black-and-white digital photograph by Devin Allen of an unidentified child standing in front of two police officers in riot gear in Baltimore, Maryland. The child is turned away from the camera, facing two police officers in the background. Both officers wear riot gear and the officer on the right holds a shield. A brick building can be seen in the left background and a line of vehicles at the right foreground. The child and officers stand in the street next to the curb of the sidewalk.
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
Children
Communities
Justice
Local and regional
Photography
Police brutality
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
2016.98.6
Restrictions & Rights
© Devin Allen
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5742c5e28-f01b-4de2-8fc6-6ec924538fc3

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