Photograph by
Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939
Subject of
Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
1968; printed September 2017
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 12 15/16 × 9 7/8 in. (32.9 × 25.1 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.5 × 27.7 cm)
Description
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white portrait of a man wearing a war bonnet, eyeglasses, and a pinback button that reads [INDIAN / POWER]. The man is depicted from the shoulders up and he looks directly at the camera. He wears a white shirt with buttoned collar and a round white pinback button reading [INDIAN / POWER] in black text affixed just below the center button of the collar. He also wears beaded necklaces. The war bonnett consists of band with beaded design across the man's forehead with thread wrapped white feathers extending above and dark colored ribbons suspended from the band near the man's temples and descending past his shoulders. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
Place depicted
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Portfolio/Series
Resurrection City
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
American Indian Movements
African American - Latinx Solidarity
Poor People's Campaign
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Activism
Black geographies
Local and regional
Politics
Poverty
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2017.81.13
Restrictions & Rights
© Jill Freedman
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd571c1955b-21c0-4dfe-89db-cd92d5a6407a

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