Photograph by
Espada, Frank, Puerto Rican, 1930 - 2014
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942
Date
1964
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Description
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a woman, from her shoulders up at the 1964 New York City School Boycott. The background is out of focus, with a visible person on the left. The woman has a straightened fringe and is starting directly at the camera, smiling. She is wearing a light color coat with a collar. On the collar is a horizontally two-color button with [FREEDOM / NOW / CORE].
There are no inscriptions on the front of the print. The back of the prints has the photographer’s stamp, signature, and a numerical inscription.
Place depicted
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Activism
Civil rights
Communities
Education
Freedom
Photography
Segregation
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Urban life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
Object number
2021.53.27
Restrictions & Rights
© Estate of Frank Espada
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ba526fb1-ceb8-49ed-a16d-d6ee0164d255

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