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Resurrection City: Untitled

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Object Details

Photograph by
Jill Freedman, American, born 1939
Subject of
Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
Reies Tijerina, Mexican American, 1926 - 2015
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Man or Men
Description
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Reies Tijerina surrounded by supporters and reporters. Supporters hold signs that read [We / WANT / OUR / LAND / BACK!] and [a / TREATY / is the / SUPREME / LAW OF THE / LAND]. Reporters hold hand microphones, and a boom microphone and camera are also visible. 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
1968; printed September 2017
Object number
2017.81.18
Restrictions & Rights
© Jill Freedman
Type
gelatin silver prints
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 8 11/16 × 12 15/16 in. (22 × 32.9 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 14 in. (27.7 × 35.6 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
Media Arts-Photography
Movement
African American - Latinx Solidarity
Poor People's Campaign
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Activism
American West
Justice
Local and regional
Politics
Poverty
Race relations
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Record ID
nmaahc_2017.81.18
Metadata Usage (text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5051738cc-8b64-42a7-8cbb-61ace7075f64

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