Photograph by
Oliver, Tommy, American, born 1984
Subject of
Grazer, Brian, American, born 1951
Unidentified Man or Men
Floyd, George Perry Jr., American, 1973 - 2020
Date
May 31, 2020
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 4480 pixels × 6720 pixels
File size: 172.29 MB
Caption
Photographer Tommy Oliver is an award-winning producer and cinematographer in television and film. Best known for his 2020 documentary 40 Years a Prisoner on HBO, his docuseries Black Love (2017–2020) on OWN, and his feature film The Perfect Guy (2015), Oliver challenges audiences to question their assumptions about race, gender, and family. The film Kinyarwanda (2011), which Oliver co-produced, weaves together narratives of resilience during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. It won the Sundance Film Festival’s award for World Cinema Drama and was recognized as one of the top 10 films of 2011. This photograph is part of a broader portfolio of images taken during Black Lives Matter rallies in Los Angeles between May 31 and June 14, 2020.
Description
A digital, black-and-white image of Brian Grazer participating in a Black Lives Matter protest on Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica, California. The image was taken by Tommy Oliver during the protests that followed the death of George Floyd. Grazer is depicted on the right side of the image. He is facing the viewer and wearing a small white placard over his chest held in place with shoulder straps. Handwritten dark text on the front of the sign reads [BLACK / LIVES / MATTER!] with a hand drawn heart accenting the word [LIVES]. Grazer is wearing a 3M N95 respirator on his face and a striped, hooded sweatshirt. His proper right arm is held just below chest level and he is making a fist. In the background, on the left, is an out of focus, tall, male protester wearing a white cut off shirt. Behind him are additional protesters, also out of focus.
Place captured
Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Black Lives Matter
Type
digital images
digital media - born digital
Topic
Activism
Film
Hollywood (Film)
Justice
Photography
Police brutality
Race relations
Resistance
U.S. History, 2001-
Urban life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Tommy and Codie Oliver
Object number
2021.31.6
Restrictions & Rights
© Tommy Oliver
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56b88da94-67c9-4e15-a684-0ffaa3df07db

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