Object Details
Photograph by
Jill Freedman, American, born 1939
Subject of
Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
Unidentified Man or Men
Description
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of four uniformed police officers sitting in folding chairs while a fifth stands holding a sign for the Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington. The officers, all men, appear smiling amid a large number of empty folding chairs. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1968; printed September 2017
Object number
2017.81.2
Restrictions & Rights
© Jill Freedman
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
gelatin silver prints
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 8 5/8 × 12 15/16 in. (21.9 × 32.8 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 14 in. (27.7 × 35.5 cm)
Place depicted
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series
Resurrection City
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
African American - Latinx Solidarity
Poor People's Campaign
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Activism
Judaism
Local and regional
Politics
Poverty
Religion
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2017.81.2