- Photograph by
- Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
- Subject of
- Davis, Fania E. Ph.D., American
- Davis, Angela Y., American, born 1944
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1972; printed 2021
- Medium
- ink on paper with graphite
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 × 11 15/16 in. (20.3 × 30.4 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white archival print of Fania Davis raising her left fist in defiance as she is loaded onto a Santa Clara County Sheriff prisoner transport bus. Davis wears a knit vest over a ribbed turtleneck and carries a jacket in her right arm. Additional activists can be seen on the bus through the windows and open door. Bus doorway is flanked by uniformed Santa Clara County Sheriff officers. On back at top left in pencil is [1972 - San Jose]; at center is [Stephen Shames / 2/10].
- Place depicted
- San Jose, Santa Clara 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
- Photography
- Prisons
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2022.11.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2021, Stephen Shames
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




