Object Details
Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
Description
Seventh (7) of twelve (12) painted plywood panels from the Resurrection City mural that was created and displayed in the encampment on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the summer of 1968. Depicted in the upper left corner of this panel is the word "LO / VE" painted in red in large letters. The rest of the panel is covered in other text painted in brown, yellow, red, black, and green, including "PACHUCO POR VIDA", "DOWN WITH BLACK TRAITORS", SOCK IT TO ME", "NOT WAR", and "J.M. + L.B." This segment is from the lower left corner, third from the left.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vincent DeForest
Date
1968
Object number
2012.110.7
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Type
mural paintings
Medium
oil paint and ink on plywood
Dimensions
H x W x D: 75 x 48 x 1/2 in. (190.5 x 121.9 x 1.3 cm)
Place used
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Visual Arts
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
African American - Latinx Solidarity
Poor People's Campaign
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Activism
Art
Black geographies
Black power
Freedom
Justice
Local and regional
Men
Poverty
Race relations
Resistance
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Women
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2012.110.7