Photograph by
Frazier, LaToya Ruby, American, born 1982
Subject of
Unidentified Child or Children
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
2016 / 2017
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (print): 23 × 18 1/2 in. (58.4 × 47 cm)
H x W x D (frame): 29 1/8 × 25 1/8 × 1 3/4 in. (74 × 63.8 × 4.4 cm)
Description
A black-and-white silver gelatin silver print depicting a crowd of demonstrators outside Northwestern High School during the Flint water crisis. At center is a hazardous waste barrel with two signs reading [LEAD] on either side of a sign with the hazardous waste symbol. To the right of the barrel is an individual dressed in white haz-mat suit with face mask. To the left of the barrel is a little boy in a black t-shirt. Another individual in a white haz-mat suit, partially unzipped, stands behind the barrel. There is a large clear recycling bag full of empty plastic water bottles next to the barrel. In the background, a crowd of demonstrators stand behind caution tape holding signs. One sign held aloft reads [FLINT LIVES MATTER]. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
Place depicted
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
Portfolio/Series
Flint is Family
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Activism
Art
Children
Communities
Government
Health
Photography
Race discrimination
U.S. History, 2001-
Urban life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, purchased through the American Women's History Initiative Acquisitions Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative
Object number
2021.60.5
Restrictions & Rights
Copyright © LaToya Ruby Frazier
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd591d23b3c-dfa7-41de-8079-5b9079748379

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