Photograph by
O'Halloran, Thomas
Subject of
Wiebenson, John Jacob, American, died 2003
Unidentified Man or Men
Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
Date
1968
Medium
dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on Fome-Cor (TM)
Dimensions
H x W x D (Image and sheet): 15 1/4 × 23 3/8 × 1/4 in. (38.7 × 59.4 × 0.6 cm)
Description
A chromogenic print depicting a black-and-white image of four people outdoors in an open space building an A-frame structure from wooden 2x4s and plywood. The man at center, John Wiebenson, stands on a milk crate holding plywood against the 2x4 frame. Two others, faces obstructed, do the same. A fourth swings a hammer. A fifth person squats holding a camera to capture the proceedings. A final person stands with his back to the camera while looking to a piece of paper in his left hand. There are scattered trees in the background. The photograph is dry-mounted on Fome-Cor.
Place depicted
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
African American - Latinx Solidarity
Poor People's Campaign
Type
black-and-white photographs
chromogenic color prints
Topic
Activism
Architecture
Black geographies
Civil rights
Housing
Poverty
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Abigail Wiebenson & sons, John, Derek & Sam in honor of John Wiebenson
Object number
2017.76.3
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52b88f3e3-da28-4c46-a277-a213e3841c37

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