On View
Visual Arts Gallery
Exhibition
Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience.
Photograph by
Bright, Sheila Pree, American, born 1967
Subject of
Unidentified
Taylor, Breonna, American, 1993 - 2020
Martin, Trayvon, American, 1995 - 2012
The People's Uprising, American
Date
2020
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 9000 pixels × 6006 pixels
File size (Total): 453.29 MB
Caption
Sheila Pree Bright’s images often feature women, as in this image of a woman wearing a “TRAYVON” sweatshirt while holding a sign that reads “BREONNA TAYLOR’S LIFE MATTERED.” Bright celebrates the central role that women historically have played in organizing protests and leading demands for social change. At a Breonna Taylor protest, Bright recalls, “, I felt the trauma within the women's voices when they spoke; it was very emotional, fierce, and sobering.”
Description
A digital, black-and-white image of an unidentified protester holding a sign at a Black Lives Matter protest organized by The People's Uprising in Atlanta, Georgia, following the decision by the Kentucky grand jury that one officer would be charged in the Breonna Taylor case for shooting into a neighboring apartment, and that there would be no charges for any officers directly related to Taylor's death. The image depicts a close-up of the protester’s torso and the small sign is held in front of them just below chest level. They are wearing a medium tone sweatshirt with front pockets and with centered dark text printed over the chest that reads [TRAYVON]. The protester has their proper left hand in their sweatshirt pocket and is cradling the bottom of their sign with their proper right hand. The protest sign is plain white with large, black marker text on the front that reads [BREONNA / TAYLOR’S / LIFE MATTERED.]. In the background on the left, is the sidewalk of a city street. In the background on the right, are a partially visible group of protesters.
Place captured
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Portfolio/Series
#1960Now
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Movement
Black Lives Matter
Type
digital images
digital media - born digital
Topic
Activism
American South
Civil rights
Justice
Photography
Police brutality
Race relations
U.S. History, 2001-
Urban life
Violence
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sheila Pree Bright
Object number
2021.56.3
Restrictions & Rights
© Sheila Pree Bright
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e116f12a-d745-4cb4-a2fb-645468853376

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