Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign

Object Details

Photograph by

Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021

Subject of

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Eunice Kennedy Shriver, American, 1921 - 2009

Unidentified Man or Men

Black Star, American, founded 1935

Printed by

Rogers Color Laboratory Corp., American, 1964 - 1996

Caption

This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.

Description

This photographic slide depicts Eunice Kennedy Shriver and a young man working on building a temporary structure. Shriver is seated on the ground, hammering a nail into a large a sheet of plywood. She wears a yellow coat over a patterned dress. Next to her is a young man in a dark colored jacket, leaning with both hands on the plywood. He holds an axe in his right hand. Behind them, the wooden frame of a temporary shelter is partially visible. The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp./ new york."

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

Object number

2015.245.132

Restrictions & Rights

© Robert Houston

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

color slides

Medium

reversal film and cardboard

Dimensions

H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)

Place depicted

National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Movement

African American - Latinx Solidarity

Poor People's Campaign

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Activism

Civil Rights

Housing

Local and regional

Photography

Politics

Poverty

U.S. History, 1961-1969

Record ID

nmaahc_2015.245.132

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd527de959d-9616-4dd5-b37f-a5c4abd40767