Photograph by
Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
Subject of
Davis, Sallye Bell
Davis, Angela Y., American, born 1944
Unidentified Child or Children
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
July 13, 1972; printed 2021
Medium
ink on paper with graphite
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 7 15/16 × 12 in. (20.2 × 30.5 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Description
A black-and-white archival print of Sallye Davis speaking at a Free Angela rally at DeFremery Park in Oakland, California. She stands at a microphone with a sheaf of papers in her left hand and her right hand making an accentuating gesture. She wears a headband, eyeglasses, and an ornately patterned garment with political buttons on the lapel. At left is an individual facing her wearing a boldly patterned white and dark garment. At right, a child in a striped shirt stands in front of a man wearing eyeglasses, a floral-patterned shirt, and beret with arms crossed. Davis is standing in front of the DeFremery Recreation Center, a Victorian-style house sited in the park. Hanging from the porch roof is a sign that reads [Free Sister Angela / & ALL Political Prisoners]. On back at top left in pencil is [1972 - Oakland]; at center is [Stephen Shames / 2/10].
Place depicted
Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
black-and-white photographs
pigment prints
inkjet prints
Topic
Activism
Black power
Families
Justice
Oratory
Photography
Prisons
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2022.11.4
Restrictions & Rights
© 2021, Stephen Shames
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd586b19473-b75e-4824-adf0-4df58080c155

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