Created by
Alsop, Nia, American, born 2004
Subject of
Women's March, American, founded 2017
Date
January 21, 2017
Medium
ink and pastel (material) on cardboard with paper (fiber product) on adhesive
Dimensions
H x W: 13 15/16 × 22 in. (35.4 × 55.9 cm)
Description
A placard used during the Women's March on Washington, January 21, 2017. The placard is white with handwritten, red and black block text and characters that read, [I AM / W ? - / MAN]. Red and black spirals frame [W ? -]. The dash is filled in with multicolored smiley face stickers. In the top and bottom right corners are black, red, and white quarter circles with spokes. The right edge of the placard has been decorated with black scallop semicircles. The back of the placard is blank.
Place used
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place made
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Type
placards (information artifacts)
Topic
Activism
Children
Local and regional
Politics
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kelly Elaine Navies
Object number
2017.86.1
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55643ed58-895c-4172-a798-6af0d11d24f4

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