Object Details
- Artist
- Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, born 16 Feb 1952
- Sitter
- Angela Davis, born 26 Jan 1944
- Exhibition Label
- Born Birmingham, Alabama
- Activist and scholar Angela Davis is a leading proponent of Black female power. In the late 1960s, she joined the Black Panther Party and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. However, her belief in the intersectionality of race, class, and feminism led her to eventually associate with the Communist Party. Davis was arrested in 1970 for her alleged involvement in a shootout at a California courthouse. Found not guilty in 1972, this experience heightened her focus on reforming the U.S. prison system. Davis ran for vice president twice (1980 and 1984) on the Communist Party’s presidential ticket before leaving the party in 1991. That year, she became a professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Today, Davis works to abolish the prison system, fight racism, and advocate for feminist causes. This portrait is part of The Black List, a series that recasts the term to celebrate individuals who have shaped the contemporary Black American experience.
- Nacida en Birmingham, Alabama
- La activista y académica Angela Davis es una prominente defensora del poder de la mujer negra. A fines de la década de 1960 se unió al Partido Panteras Negras y al Comité Coordinador Estudiantil No Violento. Más tarde, impulsada por sus ideas sobre la interseccionalidad de raza, clase y feminismo, se afilió al Partido Comunista. Davis fue arrestada en 1970 por su supuesta intervención en un tiroteo en un tribunal de California. En 1972 quedó absuelta, pero el suceso avivó su interés por reformar el sistema carcelario de EE.UU. Fue candidata a la vicepresidencia del país (en 1980 y 1984) por el Partido Comunista antes de desafiliarse en 1991. Ese año pasó a ser profesora en la Universidad de California, Santa Cruz. Hoy lucha por abolir el sistema carcelario y el racismo, y aboga por las causas feministas. Este retrato pertenece a La lista negra, serie que troca el matiz de la frase para celebrar a figuras que han forjado la experiencia contemporánea afroamericana.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired through the generosity of Agnes Gund
- December 17, 2008
- Object number
- NPG.2020.51
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- © Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
- Type
- Photograph
- Medium
- Inkjet print
- Dimensions
- Image: 85.4 × 68 cm (33 5/8 × 26 3/4")
- Sheet: 101.8 × 76 cm (40 1/16 × 29 15/16")
- Mat: 121.8 × 96.6 cm (47 15/16 × 38 1/16")
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Costume\Jewelry\Earring
- Costume\Jewelry\Ring
- Interior\Studio
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Scarf
- Costume\Jewelry\Watch\Wrist watch
- Angela Davis: Female
- Angela Davis: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University
- Angela Davis: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Activist
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.2020.51
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4ed581e16-c0c6-4d75-908f-5780128880be
