Photograph by
Jones, Leah L., American, born 1978
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Women's March, American, founded 2017
Davis, Angela Y., American, born 1944
Date
January 21, 2017
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 3840 pixels × 5760 pixels
File size: 126.59 MB
Description
A digital image of a crowd of marchers during the Women's March in Washington, DC on January 21, 2017. The crowd of marchers is on 14th Street between Madison and Constitution Avenues, outside the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Many in the crowd hold handmade posters. One of the posters is a cutout depicting Angela Davis as Lady Liberty, raising her right fist in a Black Power salute. Other posters visible in the crowd read: [My Body / My Choice / Her Body / Her Choice] and [Who Run The World (drawings of arrows pointing down to the crowd)].
126.59 MB
Place depicted
14th Street, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
digital images
digital media - born digital
Topic
Activism
Feminism
Gender
Identity
Local and regional
Museums
Photography
Politics
Social reform
U.S. History, 2001-
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Leah L. Jones
Object number
2017.87.6
Restrictions & Rights
© Leah L. Jones
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd510ddb3ba-380f-44d0-96f4-da8bbd10b5ea

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